The Proud Family
Series, 2001, Disney Channel, Set in Penny's family
The Proud Family is #8 of 17 in release order and #8 of 17 in chronological order in the Disney Channel Cartoons.
The story
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.
The Proud Family recap
Penny Proud is a 14-year-old girl growing up with a loud, loving family that constantly embarrasses her. Her father Oscar is a snack-food inventor whose Proud Snacks taste terrible, her mother Trudy is a veterinarian and the voice of reason, her grandmother Suga Mama is sharp-tongued and fearless, and her baby twin siblings BeBe and CeCe cause chaos with Suga Mama's dog Puff. Penny's friends are the gossipy Dijonay, the shy Zoey and her rich frenemy LaCienega, with Sticky as her loyal tech friend and the Gross sisters as bullies. Across two seasons, from 2001 to 2005, Penny pushes for independence while Oscar struggles to let her grow up, in episodes about first crushes, peer pressure, money and family loyalty.
The Proud Family ending explained
The Proud Family Movie (2005) served as the finale: Oscar grounds Penny on her 16th birthday, the family is lured to an island where a peanut clone of a scientist wants Oscar's snack formula for a peanut army, and Penny saves the day and makes peace with her father. The revival The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder began on Disney+ in 2022 and was renewed for a fourth season.
Where to watch The Proud Family
The Proud Family is streaming on Disney+ in the US. You can rent or buy it on Apple TV, Google Play, and Fandango At Home.
Ratings
IMDb 6.6/10
Where it fits
- Release order: after Pepper Ann, before Kim Possible.
- Chronological order: after Pepper Ann, before Kim Possible.
Cast
- Kyla Pratt as Penny Proud (voice)
- Tommy Davidson as Oscar Proud (voice)
- Tara Strong as BeBe Proud / CeCe Proud / Puff (voice)
- Paula Jai Parker as Trudy Parker-Proud (voice)
- Jo Marie Payton as Suga Mama Proud (voice)
- Alisa Reyes as LaCienega Boulevardez (voice)
- Orlando Brown as Sticky Webb (voice)
- Soleil Moon Frye as Zoey Howzer (voice)
- Karen Malina White as Dijonay Jones (voice)
- Phil LaMarr as Thingy (voice)
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Papi Laugh (voice)
- Raquel Lee as Nubia Gross (voice)
Created by Bruce W. Smith.