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.

Trivia

• Creator Bruce W. Smith, a former Disney animator and one of the few African-American animators in the industry, was also the director of the 1993 film Bébé's Kids.
• Executive producer Ralph Farquhar also served the in the same capacity on the UPN sitcoms Moesha and The Parkers (which he co-created).
• Bee Bee and Cee Cee Proud were named after gospel music performers BeBe Winans and CeCe Winans.
• Nearly every episode of The Proud Family features a celebrity guest voice. Celebrities who have voiced characters on the show include Samuel L. Jackson, Vivica A. Fox, Mariah Carey, and Ashanti, among others.
• Kobe Bryant, Kurt 'Big Boy' Alexander, Lil' Romeo, Alicia Keys, and Al Roker have appeared on the show as themselves.
• Many of the later episodes of The Proud Family were produced using Macromedia Flash.
• The school that Penny and her friends go to is named for auto racing driver Willy T. Ribbs.
• Trudy's maiden name is "Parker." this is also the last name of her voice actor, Paula Jai Parker. This may be coincidence.
• In "A Star is Scorned", Penny said "Im off to see the Wizard". That was a reference to The Wizard of Oz