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The Proud Family

The Proud Family

★ 7.7/10•2001•22m•TV-G•Animation•Comedy•Kids
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Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's doing her best to navigate through the early years of teen-dom. Penny's every encounter inevitably spirals into bigger than life situations filled with hi-jinks, hilarity and heart. Her quest to balance her home, school and social lives are further complicated by friends like the sassy Dijonay, Penny's nemesis LaCienega Boulevardez, her loving, if not over-protective parents and her hip-to-the-groove-granny, Suga Mama.

StatusEnded
Runtime22m
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 15, 2001

Episodes

Episode 1 - Bring It OnE122m

Bring It On

Penny thinks she's made the cheerleading squad, but arch rival LaCienega Boulevardez shows up and ruins everything, so Penny enlists the thuggish Gross sisters to help--but they make matters worse.

Sep 15, 2001

Episode 2 - StrikeE222m

Strike

Penny leads her peers in a strike against their parents. The kids refuse to do their chores until they receive a cost-of-living raise.

Sep 21, 2001

Episode 3 - RumorsE322m

Rumors

While Oscar and Trudy are away at an awards banquet, Penny throws a giant party complete with loud music and boys.

Sep 21, 2001

Episode 4 - Tiger WhispererE422m

Tiger Whisperer

Penny befriends a magician's pet tiger when she begrudgingly takes part in Take Your Daughter to Work Day.

Sep 28, 2001

Episode 5 - EZ JacksterE522m

EZ Jackster

Penny's crush on a new boy at school has repercussions beyond her wildest dreams when she helps promote his music-sharing Web site.

Oct 5, 2001

Episode 6 - Spelling BeeE622m

Spelling Bee

Oscar pushes Penny to enter a spelling bee so that he can vicariously relive his own glory days; and Suga Mama goes shopping with the twins.

Oct 12, 2001

Episode 7 - She's Got GameE722m

She's Got Game

Penny's efforts to impress a boy at school land her on the football team; and Oscar develops a new snack food called jelly poppers.

Oct 19, 2001

Episode 8 - Forbidden DateE822m

Forbidden Date

Penny breaks her father's no-dating rule when she goes to the amusement park and pairs up with a boy named Carlos. Elsewhere, her parents go on a double date to a day spa.

Nov 2, 2001

Episode 9 - Teacher's PetE922m

Teacher's Pet

Penny's grades fall victim to a long-time grudge held between her teacher Ms. Dinkins and Suga Mama; Oscar and Trudy enroll the twins in a private preschool.

Nov 9, 2001

Episode 10 - Don't Leave Home Without ItE1022m

Don't Leave Home Without It

Penny is entrusted with her very own credit card, which she plans on using responsibly, but it seems to have a mind of its own. Oscar, meanwhile, nearly spends his family out of house and home in his attempt to catch a mouse.

Nov 16, 2001

Episode 11 - Seven Days of KwanzaaE1122m

Seven Days of Kwanzaa

The Prouds celebrate Christmas by inviting a homeless family to their holiday dinner, where the guests share with their hosts the rituals of Kwanzaa.

Dec 7, 2001

Episode 12 - MakeoverE1222m

Makeover

The Gross Sisters split up when Olei gets a makeover and joins the ranks of the popular kids. Also, the Proud twins star in a commercial.

Dec 14, 2001

Episode 13 - The PartyE1322m

The Party

Penny is the pooper at her own party until singer Lou Rawls drops by to liven things up.

Jan 4, 2002

Episode 14 - Love Thy NeighborE1422m

Love Thy Neighbor

The Boulevardez family moves in with the Prouds after Oscar sets fire to their home. Then, Lacienega's ego suffers a blow, courtesy of Penny. Also, the twins take to calling Felix "Da-Da."

Jan 18, 2002

Episode 15 - I Had a DreamE1522m

I Had a Dream

Penny is swept back in time to February 1955 to learn the importance of black history, a subject she once found boring. In the past, she finds that her school relegates black students to the back of the classroom and there are no lessons in black history being taught. She also finds that her friendship with Zoey, who's white, is forbidden.

Feb 1, 2002

Episode 16 - I Love You Penny ProudE1622m

I Love You Penny Proud

Penny has a change of heart about Valentine's Day after a secret admirer spray paints her name across town; and Trudy plans a romantic dinner for Oscar with help from the creepy Chef O'Boy.

Feb 8, 2002

Episode 17 - Puff's Magic AdventureE1722m

Puff's Magic Adventure

Suga Mama is heartbroken when her poodle, Puff, goes missing. To ease her sorrow she spends more time with Penny. Meanwhile, Oscar and Trudy worry that it is their fault the dog has left without a trace.

Mar 1, 2002

Episode 18 - Enter the BulliesE1822m

Enter the Bullies

The Gross sisters call Penny out after she clues the school principal in on their bullying ways; BeBe and CeCe visit Dr. Payne for their shots.

Mar 15, 2002

Episode 19 - The AltosE1922m

The Altos

Disheartened over his parents' divorce, Sticky turns to a gang for solace until a worried Penny steers the boy under Oscar's fatherly guidance.

Apr 12, 2002

Episode 20 - Hip-Hop HelicopterE2022m

Hip-Hop Helicopter

Penny and her friends become local celebrities after appearing on a TV dance show, but Oscar threatens to pull the plug on their fame if they don't abide by his dress code. Also, a bowling rivalry develops between the Prouds and their neighbors.

Apr 26, 2002

Episode 21 - Romeo Must WedE2122m

Romeo Must Wed

Penny's uneasy about her starring role in the school play, because her leading man is betrothed to an arranged marriage. Meanwhile, Trudy's sister--a theater actress--oversteps her level of expertise by playing a motherly role.

May 24, 2002

Actors

Kyla Pratt

Kyla Pratt

Penny Proud (voice)

Tommy Davidson

Tommy Davidson

Oscar Proud (voice)

Tara Strong

Tara Strong

BeBe Proud / CeCe Proud / Puff (voice)

Paula Jai Parker

Paula Jai Parker

Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)

Jo Marie Payton

Jo Marie Payton

Suga Mama Proud (voice)

Alisa Reyes

Alisa Reyes

LaCienega Boulevardez (voice)

Orlando Brown

Orlando Brown

Sticky Webb (voice)

Soleil Moon Frye

Soleil Moon Frye

Zoey Howzer (voice)

Karen Malina White

Karen Malina White

Dijonay Jones (voice)

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