The Proud Family

The Proud Family

Ended First aired 15/Sep/2001 United States English 4 season(s) 59 episode(s)
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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Season 3 · Season 3
12 episode(s) · Air date: 10/Oct/2003
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S3E6
Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy
Air date: 26/Dec/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

After Mongo, a famous wrestler, takes ill at the hands of Proud Snacks, Oscar is forced to step into the ring to defend Mongo's belt. Oscar, now known as “Mama's Boy,” does so with the help of his tag-team partner, Suga Mama. Ironically, Mongo ends up having to fight Oscar to get his belt back.

Summary

After Mongo, a famous wrestler, takes ill at the hands of Proud Snacks, Oscar is forced to step into the ring to defend Mongo's belt. Oscar, now known as “Mama's Boy,” does so with the help of his tag-team partner, Suga Mama. Ironically, Mongo ends up having to fight Oscar to get his belt back.

S3E5
The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
Air date: 05/Dec/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Wizard Kelly organizes a televised talent contest featuring celebrity judge Alicia Keys, and LaCienega decides to enter it. But Penny suspects that the wannabe pop idol isn't above cheating to win.

Summary

Wizard Kelly organizes a televised talent contest featuring celebrity judge Alicia Keys, and LaCienega decides to enter it. But Penny suspects that the wannabe pop idol isn't above cheating to win.

S3E3
Culture Shock
Air date: 24/Oct/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Penny and her classmates experience culture shock when their teacher assigns them to spend time in homes of classmates of different nationalities. Penny's initial awkwardness when visiting a Pakistani family who's fasting during Ramadan gives way to an appreciation of the Islamic faith.

Summary

Penny and her classmates experience culture shock when their teacher assigns them to spend time in homes of classmates of different nationalities. Penny's initial awkwardness when visiting a Pakistani family who's fasting during Ramadan gives way to an appreciation of the Islamic faith.

S3E1
Monkey Business
Air date: 10/Oct/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Mariah Carey is involved in a mix-up at the veterinarian's office that results in her monkey Francois working at the Proud Snax factory. Meanwhile, Oscar's chimp Mr. Chips goes on to live the pampered life of a pop star's pet.

Summary

Mariah Carey is involved in a mix-up at the veterinarian's office that results in her monkey Francois working at the Proud Snax factory. Meanwhile, Oscar's chimp Mr. Chips goes on to live the pampered life of a pop star's pet.

Season 2 · Season 2
22 episode(s) · Air date: 27/Sep/2002
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S2E19
Wedding Bell Blues
Air date: 19/Sep/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Smokey Robinson is hired to sing at the wedding of Suga Mama after she accepts a marriage proposal from her senior-citizen beau, Clarence St. John. Meanwhile, Oscar hopes a private eye will prove his hunch that the bride-to-be is being fleeced out of her life savings by the future groom.

Summary

Smokey Robinson is hired to sing at the wedding of Suga Mama after she accepts a marriage proposal from her senior-citizen beau, Clarence St. John. Meanwhile, Oscar hopes a private eye will prove his hunch that the bride-to-be is being fleeced out of her life savings by the future groom.

S2E17
The Camp, the Counselor, the Mole and the Rock
Air date: 01/Aug/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Reverend Hagood organizes a three-day, two-night camping trip for the youth of his church. Penny volunteers as a junior counselor, to the chagrin of Oscar, who's fearful of his daughter being alone with boys and their "raging hormones." Meanwhile, Peabo splits his time away from home between tracking Penny's every move and trying to get closer to crush Zoey.

Summary

Reverend Hagood organizes a three-day, two-night camping trip for the youth of his church. Penny volunteers as a junior counselor, to the chagrin of Oscar, who's fearful of his daughter being alone with boys and their "raging hormones." Meanwhile, Peabo splits his time away from home between tracking Penny's every move and trying to get closer to crush Zoey.

S2E16
The Legend of Johnny Lovely
Air date: 25/Jul/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

A mythical character named Johnny Lovely blows into town to show Penny and her friends the importance of treating each other with respect. His arrival coincides with rehearsals for the Junior Debutante Ball, a custom that Penny complains is outdated and demeaning to women. However, Johnny sees this coming-out party as a chance to put on display his gentlemanly good manners.

Summary

A mythical character named Johnny Lovely blows into town to show Penny and her friends the importance of treating each other with respect. His arrival coincides with rehearsals for the Junior Debutante Ball, a custom that Penny complains is outdated and demeaning to women. However, Johnny sees this coming-out party as a chance to put on display his gentlemanly good manners.

S2E15
Surf and Turf
Air date: 27/Jun/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Los Angeles DJs Big Boy and Fuzzy Fantabulous have cameos as Dijonay attempts to win Sticky's love by making him jealous of the attention she's giving to a boy from Hawaii. Elsewhere, Oscar enters into a bet with the world's fastest baby.

Summary

Los Angeles DJs Big Boy and Fuzzy Fantabulous have cameos as Dijonay attempts to win Sticky's love by making him jealous of the attention she's giving to a boy from Hawaii. Elsewhere, Oscar enters into a bet with the world's fastest baby.

S2E14
Adventures In Bebe Sitting
Air date: 20/Jun/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Penny's left solo to babysit the twins, BeBe and CeCe, along with the wild and crazy siblings of Dijonay, who abandoned her charges with her best friend to attend a sold-out concert with LaCienega and Zoey. Elsewhere, the grown-ups are on a couples' retreat led by a Dr. Phil-like psychologist.

Summary

Penny's left solo to babysit the twins, BeBe and CeCe, along with the wild and crazy siblings of Dijonay, who abandoned her charges with her best friend to attend a sold-out concert with LaCienega and Zoey. Elsewhere, the grown-ups are on a couples' retreat led by a Dr. Phil-like psychologist.

S2E12
Hmmm... Tastes Like
Air date: 09/May/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Suga Mama's snack creations rival the munchies sold by her eldest son, Oscar, who tries to capitalize on the success of her top-secret recipe.

Summary

Suga Mama's snack creations rival the munchies sold by her eldest son, Oscar, who tries to capitalize on the success of her top-secret recipe.

S2E10
Tween Town
Air date: 11/Apr/2003 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

Al Roker mysteriously appears and jumps off the TV screen to grant Penny's wish for a world without adults after she's punished for lying. With no grown-ups in sight, Penny proclaims to her friends that they're living in "a world of the children, by the children and for the children....We can do anything we want." But that's not much consolation for babies BeBe and CeCe, who miss their mommy and daddy.

Summary

Al Roker mysteriously appears and jumps off the TV screen to grant Penny's wish for a world without adults after she's punished for lying. With no grown-ups in sight, Penny proclaims to her friends that they're living in "a world of the children, by the children and for the children....We can do anything we want." But that's not much consolation for babies BeBe and CeCe, who miss their mommy and daddy.

S2E4
Poetic Justice
Air date: 08/Nov/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

When there's a debate team at school Penny and Dijonay wind up on opposing sides. They start to argue about the issue causing a rift in their friendship.

Summary

When there's a debate team at school Penny and Dijonay wind up on opposing sides. They start to argue about the issue causing a rift in their friendship.

S2E3
Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thingy, Baby
Air date: 25/Oct/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

When Oscar agrees to bring popular children's show host, Thingy, to perform at the twin's birthday, he and Penny discover that Thingy is really Oscar's pretty old college friend, Debra, and Penny wrongfully suspects that they are having an affair.

Summary

When Oscar agrees to bring popular children's show host, Thingy, to perform at the twin's birthday, he and Penny discover that Thingy is really Oscar's pretty old college friend, Debra, and Penny wrongfully suspects that they are having an affair.

S2E1
A Star Is Scorned
Air date: 27/Sep/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

The R&B foursome of Penny, LaCienega, Dijonay and Zoey win a record deal...too bad Penny has decided to break up the band and focus on a solo career.

Summary

The R&B foursome of Penny, LaCienega, Dijonay and Zoey win a record deal...too bad Penny has decided to break up the band and focus on a solo career.

Season 1 · Season 1
21 episode(s) · Air date: 15/Sep/2001
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S1E21
Romeo Must Wed
Air date: 24/May/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E20
Hip-Hop Helicopter
Air date: 26/Apr/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E19
The Altos
Air date: 12/Apr/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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

Summary

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

S1E18
Enter the Bullies
Air date: 15/Mar/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E17
Puff's Magic Adventure
Air date: 01/Mar/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E16
I Love You Penny Proud
Air date: 08/Feb/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E15
I Had a Dream
Air date: 01/Feb/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E14
Love Thy Neighbor
Air date: 18/Jan/2002 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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."

Summary

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."

S1E12
Makeover
Air date: 14/Dec/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E11
Seven Days of Kwanzaa
Air date: 07/Dec/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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

Summary

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

S1E10
Don't Leave Home Without It
Air date: 16/Nov/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E9
Teacher's Pet
Air date: 09/Nov/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E8
Forbidden Date
Air date: 02/Nov/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E6
Spelling Bee
Air date: 12/Oct/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

S1E1
Bring It On
Air date: 15/Sep/2001 · Time: 16:30 · Runtime: 22 min
Summary

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.

Summary

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.

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