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The Proud Family

★ 7.7 2001 · 2000s 3 seasons Disney Channel

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Synopsis

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.

Cast & Crew

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)

Bruce W. Smith

Bruce W. Smith

Producer

Trivia about The Proud Family

Describing the character as a "wonderfully fun and cute and crazy little character", Frye told TVData Features Syndicate that she was "having fun playing [her character]".

Smith cited the first season episode "I Had a Dream" as one of the examples, stating that the premise is similar to Back to the Future, and the premise would not be done in a "live-action half hour" show.

Entertainment Weekly ranked The Proud Family as sixth on greatest Disney Channel Original Series, stating that the series was a "warm tale of a family sticking together despite all their frustrations." The Proud Family was ranked at No. 17 on TV Guide's ranking of "The Best Disney Channel Shows".

Kyla Pratt was cast as the lead character Penny Proud.

At the time, Pratt identified with her character's personality traits because they both "[knew] when to be sweet and when to have a little attitude", and they both liked being a "regular kid", "going to school", and "work[ing] [their] own way".

Soleil Moon Frye, best known as the title character on Punky Brewster, was cast as Zoey Howzer.