Mom's Dead Upset is a 2008 South Korean television series starring Kim Hye-ja, Lee Soon-jae, Baek Il-seob, Shin Eun-kyung, and Ryu Jin. It aired on KBS2 from February 2 to September 28, 2008 on Saturdays and Sundays at 19:55 for 66 episodes. The drama attracted record-breaking ratings, peaking at 42.7% on the September 21 episode. Kim Hye-ja stars as a middle-aged woman who rediscovers herself by taking a one-year break and declaring independence from her family after spending decades as a housewife looking after three children, a husband and a widowed father-in-law. Her performance won the Grand Prize at the 2008 KBS Drama Awards and the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards.
| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Episode 1 | 2008-02-02 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Episode 2 | 2008-02-03 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 3 | Episode 3 | 2008-02-09 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 4 | Episode 4 | 2008-02-10 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 5 | Episode 5 | 2008-02-16 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 6 | Episode 6 | 2008-02-17 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 7 | Episode 7 | 2008-02-23 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 8 | Episode 8 | 2008-02-24 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 9 | Episode 9 | 2008-03-01 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 10 | Episode 10 | 2008-03-02 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 11 | Episode 11 | 2008-03-08 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 12 | Episode 12 | 2008-03-09 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 13 | Episode 13 | 2008-03-15 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 14 | Episode 14 | 2008-03-16 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 15 | Episode 15 | 2008-03-22 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 16 | Episode 16 | 2008-03-23 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 17 | Episode 17 | 2008-03-29 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 18 | Episode 18 | 2008-03-30 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 19 | Episode 19 | 2008-04-05 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 20 | Episode 20 | 2008-04-06 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 21 | Episode 21 | 2008-04-12 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 22 | Episode 22 | 2008-04-13 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 23 | Episode 23 | 2008-04-19 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 24 | Episode 24 | 2008-04-20 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 25 | Episode 25 | 2008-04-26 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 26 | Episode 26 | 2008-04-27 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 27 | Episode 27 | 2008-05-03 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 28 | Episode 28 | 2008-05-04 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 29 | Episode 29 | 2008-05-10 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 30 | Episode 30 | 2008-05-11 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 31 | Episode 31 | 2008-05-17 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 32 | Episode 32 | 2008-05-18 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 33 | Episode 33 | 2008-05-24 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 34 | Episode 34 | 2008-05-25 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 35 | Episode 35 | 2008-05-31 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 36 | Episode 36 | 2008-06-01 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 37 | Episode 37 | 2008-06-07 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 38 | Episode 38 | 2008-06-08 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 39 | Episode 39 | 2008-06-14 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 40 | Episode 40 | 2008-06-15 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 41 | Episode 41 | 2008-06-21 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 42 | Episode 42 | 2008-06-22 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 43 | Episode 43 | 2008-06-28 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 44 | Episode 44 | 2008-06-29 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 45 | Episode 45 | 2008-07-05 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 46 | Episode 46 | 2008-07-06 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 47 | Episode 47 | 2008-07-12 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 48 | Episode 48 | 2008-07-13 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 49 | Episode 49 | 2008-07-19 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 50 | Episode 50 | 2008-07-20 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 51 | Episode 51 | 2008-07-26 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 52 | Episode 52 | 2008-07-27 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 53 | Episode 53 | 2008-08-02 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 54 | Episode 54 | 2008-08-03 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 55 | Episode 55 | 2008-08-09 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 56 | Episode 56 | 2008-08-10 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 57 | Episode 57 | 2008-08-16 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 58 | Episode 58 | 2008-08-17 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 59 | Episode 59 | 2008-08-23 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 60 | Episode 60 | 2008-08-24 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 61 | Episode 61 | 2008-08-30 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 62 | Episode 62 | 2008-08-31 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 63 | Episode 63 | 2008-09-06 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 64 | Episode 64 | 2008-09-07 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 65 | Episode 65 | 2008-09-27 | 70 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 66 | Episode 66 | 2008-09-28 | 70 min |
| Writing | Kim Soo-hyun | Writer |
