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American animated sitcom

The Proud Family is an American animated television series created by Bruce W. Smith that aired on Disney Channel for two seasons from September 15, 2001, to August 19, 2005. The series centers on the life of the titular family, including the show’s main protagonist, Penny Proud, a 14 year old African American teenager who navigates her adolescence while dealing with her friends and family. Episodes deal with Penny discovering her boundaries and struggling with family relationships and peer pressure. Penny Proud has strong relationships with her entrepreneurial father Oscar Proud and her veterinarian mother Trudy Proud, as well as her friends Dijonay Jones, LaCienega Boulevardez, Zoey Howzer, and Sticky Webb. Bruce W. Smith previously directed the film, Bebe's Kids, which was a box office failure. Because of the lack of African American animated shows, Smith co founded Jambalaya Studios to create diverse projects. The Proud Family is the first project to be created from the company, starting development in 1998. Smith was inspired to create the series due to the lack of African American empowerment in animation. Based on his experiences with a middle class African American family in Los Angeles, the series featured several elements in animated sitcoms with socially relevant themes, a style made famous by The Simpsons and King of the Hill. The Proud Family is the first animated series to air exclusively on Disney Channel. The series premiered on September 15, 2001, as part of the network's programming block Zoog Disney. The series received generally positive reviews for its humor and themes, but received some criticism for its stereotypes. A feature film, The Proud Family Movie, premiered as the series finale on August 19, 2005. A revival, known as The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, premiered on February 23, 2022, on Disney+ .

The Gross Sisters (Nubia is voiced by Raquel Lee, Olei and Gina don't speak) are the neighborhood bullies who are almost always seen together and who go around stealing money from students, faculty, and even parents (including their own). Their names are references to skincare brands Neutrogena, Nivea, and Olay, although their skin is noted to be dry, ashy, and blue. Bobby Proud (voiced by Cedric the Entertainer, Arsenio Hall in the movie) is Oscar's older brother, Suga Mama's elder son, Trudy's brother in law and Penny, BeBe and CeCe's uncle. He is a fan of groups like Kool & The Gang among others. Suga Mama favors him over Oscar. He often has Oscar do things that annoy him very often, but ironically lead to Oscar meeting beautiful women. Wizard Kelly (voiced by Aries Spears) is an infant with a droll expression, who enjoys harassing Oscar. Felix Boulevardez (voiced by Carlos Mencia) is Oscar's neighbor and best friend. He is the father of LaCienega and the husband of Sunset. He owns his own construction company called Boulevardez Construction. Sunset Boulevardez (voiced by Maria Canals) is Penny's flamboyant friend and the son of the school coach. Dr. Payne (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson Based on comedian Robin Harris' stand up comedy act of the same name, it was the first animated film to be targeted at a Black audience. Since the 1970s, only a few animated series had an African American focus, including Little Bill in 1999. The Proud Family was the first project created for the company. Upon creating the series, Smith drew his experiences with a middle class African American family in Los Angeles. including her "bold spirit". Smith wanted to create "something for the audience to laugh at" and give them "something to take away and be proud in terms of what [Black] culture represents." and one of the few animated sitcoms to feature African Americans as lead characters. With universal themes rooted in the African American culture, The Proud Family was considered "groundbreaking" for television due to its depiction on an African American family in their day to day lives. According to Michael Mallory of The Los Angeles Times, the series was also addressing the "diversity issue" more effectively than in primetime television at the time of publishing.

In January 1999, Animation World Network announced that Nickelodeon commissioned production for The Proud Family. Although The Los Angeles Times implied that The Proud Family was picked up by Disney Channel on November 19, 2000, Variety officially announced that Disney Channel was preparing The Proud Family for its lineup on March 26, 2001. The series' debut episode, "Bring It On", first aired on September 15, 2001, on Disney Channel. The show ran for two seasons and was followed by the 2005 film, The Proud Family Movie, which ended the series.

On August 31, 2002, The Proud Family began airing in reruns on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning. Two weeks later, Disney's One Saturday Morning would be rebranded as ABC Kids where The Proud Family continued airing until September 2, 2006, when it was removed from the lineup. The series was shown on Disney Channel as part of Disney Replay on October 1, 2015, and aired again on December 24, 2015, with the episode, "Seven Days of Kwanzaa". In December 2018, the episode was part of a holiday live stream on Disney Channel's YouTube channel. It also aired on Toon Disney until February 6, 2009, just six days before the channel was relaunched as Disney XD, BET in 2008 and Centric in 2010. The second season episode "Wedding Bell Blues" was initially removed from reruns on the network in 2004 due to Oscar accusing Suga Mama's new boyfriend Clarence of being a gigolo. The episode is currently available on Disney+. The episode is also currently available on Disney+.

The Proud Family aired on The Family Channel in Canada. In Jamaica, it aired on TVJ. In the United Kingdom, the series aired on ITV in 2002 as part of the network's Saturday morning Diggin' It show. The series has also aired on multiple international Disney Channel stations.

As of September 2020, the series is available for purchase on the iTunes Store, Amazon Prime Video, and Google TV. The series became available to stream on Disney+ on January 1, 2020. The first season episode "Don't Leave Home Without It" was originally unavailable on all streaming services. The episode is currently available on Disney+,

The soundtrack album for the show is a combination of both original songs by the characters in the show, songs by popular R&B music artists such as Alicia Keys, India. Arie, and Solange & Destiny's Child (who perform the theme song), and classic soul music from artists such as Aretha Franklin and the O'Jays.

The series received generally positive reviews from critics. Mark Sachs of The Los Angeles Times commented that it is a "fresh feeling animated show geared teens". Nadira Goffe of Slate praised the series for its humor aimed at viewers, with clear inspirations for in universe shows and references, and for starring a cast of Black teenagers of "all different shades and family makeups." Todd Coleman of TelevisionWeek also praised the series for its "flat out hilarious" humor, describing the series as "hip in style". Screen Rant praised the series for having a "perfect balance" of being hilarious and heartfelt while breaking barriers with its "BIPOC representation" behind the scenes and in the show itself. Romper praised the series for positive representation of Black families, changing the narrative through each episode. HuffPost lauded the series for allowing Black people to see versions of themselves "through expressive and entertaining characters. Leila Etthachfini of Vice Media criticized the show for negative stereotypes of Asian, Muslim, and Black people, but stated that it is "a standout Disney show in many ways."

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". The Proud Family was included on MTV's "15 Disney Channel Series We Wish We Could Watch Again". The film premiered as a Disney Channel Original Movie on August 19, 2005, on Disney Channel. The film served as the series finale for show's original run. All of the cast reprised their roles for the film. The game was released in November 2005 in North America, a few months after the show ended. GameDaily and GameZone both rated the game 8 out of 10.

In August 2019, Tommy Davidson stated that The Proud Family would be revived for a third season on Disney+. On January 1, 2020, Disney executives approached Farquhar and Smith about reviving the series. On February 27, 2020, it was announced that a reboot of the series has been ordered on Disney+. The original cast (minus Tara Strong due to casting restrictions and Orlando Brown due to his judicial processes) returned to reprise their roles. Keke Palmer joined to voice a new character named Maya Leibowitz Jenkins.