The Proud Family

The Proud Family is an animated television show about an African American family; it is geared towards pre-teens and teenagers. Originally piloted for Nickelodeon, it was eventually picked up by the Disney Channel in 2000. The show was created by Bruce W. Smith, and is produced by his studio, Jambalaya Studios.

Characters

Penny Proud

A fourteen-year-old (sixteen in the movie) teenage girl who loves her family, but often feels embarrassed by the way they act.

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Oscar Proud

Penny's father, a born loser and an aspiring snack food salesman who overprotects his daughter.

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Trudy Proud

Penny's crazy, loving and moral-teaching mother who is both respectful of others and fun-loving and fashion-conscious. She is a veterinarian.

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Suga Mama

Penny's grandmother, a crotchety yet oddly youthful old woman who dotes on her granddaughter and her poodle, but sometimes she hates her son Oscar.

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Bobby Proud

Penny's deadbeat uncle, who always speaks in singsong and dresses in outfits from the 1970s.

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Bee Bee Proud

Penny's three-year old baby brother, half of a twin couple.

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Cee Cee Proud

Penny's three-year old baby sister, the other half of the twins.

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Dijonay Jones

Penny's best friend.

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Zoey Howzer

Penny's geek friend. (She was eighteen years old in the first season; later, she was converted back to fourteen years old)

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LaCienega Boulevardez

Penny's fair weather-friend who enjoys a popularity run. Her name is taken from the famous La Cienega Boulevard in Los Angeles.

Related Topics:
La Cienega Boulevard - Los Angeles

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Sunset Boulevardez

LaCienega's mother, who's also a Police woman. A strong willed, opinionated woman (possibly a feminist). Like her daughter, her name is reminiscent of Los Angeles's Sunset Boulevard.

Related Topics:
Feminist - Los Angeles - Sunset Boulevard

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Felix Boulevardez

The primary father figure in the Boulevardez household. He often is portrayed as Oscar's good friend, even though they have disagreements, their comradery generally prevails. Oscar and Felix have very similar familial situations (Married couple, teenage daughter, older grandparent.) but the Boulevardez family is shown to have more money, for example, Felix's giant, private home theater.

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Felix is played by Hispanic comedian Carlos Mencia.

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Papi

LaCienega's grandfather. He looks like an aged Cesar Romero, speaks only Spanish, and often utters a high deranged laugh patterned after Romero's Joker. Suga Mama constantly tries to hit on Papi, but since she does not understand Spanish, she never realizes that Papi constantly insults her.

Related Topics:
Cesar Romero - Spanish - Joker

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Sticky Webb

Penny's friend who likes acting cool. Dijonay has a major crush on him.

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The Gross Sisters

Three ashy girls (their skin color is drawn as blue in the series) who like bullying everyone around but have a good heart deep inside. Nubia is the leader and the only one that talks, Olay is the muscle and the one with the biggest heart and Gina is the short one who always has her hand out expecting cash.

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Wizard Kelly

"It all started with a orange basketball." Based upon both Magic Johnson (wealthy, entrepeneurial, and eclectic) and Dennis Rodman (arrogant), Kelly has a talented finger in every pie. Every building, business, and company in the Prouds' world bears The Wizard's name. He is a millionare pro basketball player. His son, Wizard Kelly, Jr., attends the same school as Penny and her friends. His face has never been shown to viewers.

Related Topics:
Magic Johnson - Dennis Rodman - Basketball

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