The Proud Family

Overview

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.

Episodes

Bring It On

S01E01 Bring It On

September 15, 2001 0.5 22 min
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.
Strike

S01E02 Strike

September 21, 2001 22 min
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.
Rumors

S01E03 Rumors

September 21, 2001 6.0 22 min
While Oscar and Trudy are away at an awards banquet, Penny throws a giant party complete with loud music and boys.
Tiger Whisperer

S01E04 Tiger Whisperer

September 28, 2001 22 min
Penny befriends a magician's pet tiger when she begrudgingly takes part in Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
EZ Jackster

S01E05 EZ Jackster

October 5, 2001 22 min
Penny's crush on a new boy at school has repercussions beyond her wildest dreams when she helps promote his music-sharing Web site.
Spelling Bee

S01E06 Spelling Bee

October 12, 2001 22 min
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.
She's Got Game

S01E07 She's Got Game

October 19, 2001 22 min
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.
Forbidden Date

S01E08 Forbidden Date

November 2, 2001 22 min
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.
Teacher's Pet

S01E09 Teacher's Pet

November 9, 2001 22 min
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.
Don't Leave Home Without It

S01E10 Don't Leave Home Without It

November 16, 2001 22 min
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...
Seven Days of Kwanzaa

S01E11 Seven Days of Kwanzaa

December 7, 2001 22 min
The Prouds celebrate Christmas by inviting a homeless family to their holiday dinner, where the guests share with their hosts the rituals of Kwanzaa.
Makeover

S01E12 Makeover

December 14, 2001 22 min
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.
The Party

S01E13 The Party

January 4, 2002 22 min
Penny is the pooper at her own party until singer Lou Rawls drops by to liven things up.
Love Thy Neighbor

S01E14 Love Thy Neighbor

January 18, 2002 22 min
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."
I Had a Dream

S01E15 I Had a Dream

February 1, 2002 22 min
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...
I Love You Penny Proud

S01E16 I Love You Penny Proud

February 8, 2002 22 min
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.
Puff's Magic Adventure

S01E17 Puff's Magic Adventure

March 1, 2002 22 min
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...
Enter the Bullies

S01E18 Enter the Bullies

March 15, 2002 22 min
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.
The Altos

S01E19 The Altos

April 12, 2002 22 min
Disheartened over his parents' divorce, Sticky turns to a gang for solace until a worried Penny steers the boy under Oscar's fatherly guidance.
Hip-Hop Helicopter

S01E20 Hip-Hop Helicopter

April 26, 2002 22 min
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...
Romeo Must Wed

S01E21 Romeo Must Wed

May 24, 2002 22 min
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.

Cast

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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