The Proud Family

2001 - 2005

Bring It On

15th September 2001

Episode 1

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

21st September 2001

Episode 2

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

21st September 2001

Episode 3

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

Tiger Whisperer

28th September 2001

Episode 4

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

EZ Jackster

5th October 2001

Episode 5

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

12th October 2001

Episode 6

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

19th October 2001

Episode 7

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

2nd November 2001

Episode 8

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

9th November 2001

Episode 9

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

16th November 2001

Episode 10

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.

Seven Days of Kwanzaa

7th December 2001

Episode 11

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

14th December 2001

Episode 12

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

4th January 2002

Episode 13

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

Love Thy Neighbor

18th January 2002

Episode 14

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

1st February 2002

Episode 15

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.

I Love You Penny Proud

8th February 2002

Episode 16

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

Episode 17

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.

Enter the Bullies

15th March 2002

Episode 18

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

12th April 2002

Episode 19

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

26th April 2002

Episode 20

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.

Romeo Must Wed

Episode 21

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.

Top Cast

Kyla Pratt•Tommy Davidson•Tara Strong

Animation Comedy Kids Family

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.

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Kyla Pratt Image

Kyla Pratt

Penny Proud (voice)

Tommy Davidson Image

Tommy Davidson

Oscar Proud (voice)

Tara Strong Image

Tara Strong

BeBe Proud / CeCe Proud / Puff (voice)

Paula Jai Parker Image

Paula Jai Parker

Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)

Jo Marie Payton Image

Jo Marie Payton

Suga Mama Proud (voice)

Alisa Reyes Image

Alisa Reyes

LaCienega Boulevardez (voice)

Orlando Brown Image

Orlando Brown

Sticky Webb (voice)

Soleil Moon Frye Image

Soleil Moon Frye

Zoey Howzer (voice)

Karen Malina White Image

Karen Malina White

Dijonay Jones (voice)

Full Crew

Penelope Sevier

Animation Manager

Constance Allen

Color Designer

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Bruce W. Smith

Producer

Shane Prigmore Image

Shane Prigmore

Art Department Manager

Michelle Williams Image

Michelle Williams

Theme Song Performance

Beyoncé Image

Beyoncé

Theme Song Performance

Kelly Rowland Image

Kelly Rowland

Theme Song Performance

Kurt Farquhar Image

Kurt Farquhar

Main Title Theme Composer

Kurt Farquhar Image

Kurt Farquhar

Original Music Composer

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Solange

Theme Song Performance

Gerald 'Gee Gee' Harbour

Main Title Theme Composer

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