Season 1

The Proud FamilySeason 1

2001
21 Episodes

Episodes

Bring It On
S01E01
0.5

Bring It On

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.

15 Sept 200122m
Strike
S01E02
1.0

Strike

Penny leads her peers in a strike against their parents. The kids refuse to do their chores until they receive a cost-of-living raise.

21 Sept 200122m
Rumors
S01E03
6.0

Rumors

While Oscar and Trudy are away at an awards banquet, Penny throws a giant party complete with loud music and boys.

21 Sept 200122m
Tiger Whisperer
S01E04

Tiger Whisperer

Penny befriends a magician's pet tiger when she begrudgingly takes part in Take Your Daughter to Work Day.

28 Sept 200122m
EZ Jackster
S01E05
1.0

EZ Jackster

Penny's crush on a new boy at school has repercussions beyond her wildest dreams when she helps promote his music-sharing Web site.

05 Oct 200122m
Spelling Bee
S01E06

Spelling Bee

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.

12 Oct 200122m
She's Got Game
S01E07

She's Got Game

Penny's efforts to impress a boy at school land her on the football team; and Oscar develops a new snack food called jelly poppers.

19 Oct 200122m
Forbidden Date
S01E08

Forbidden Date

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.

02 Nov 200122m
Teacher's Pet
S01E09

Teacher's Pet

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.

09 Nov 200122m
Don't Leave Home Without It
S01E10

Don't Leave Home Without It

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.

16 Nov 200122m
Seven Days of Kwanzaa
S01E11

Seven Days of Kwanzaa

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

07 Dec 200122m
Makeover
S01E12

Makeover

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.

14 Dec 200122m
The Party
S01E13

The Party

Penny is the pooper at her own party until singer Lou Rawls drops by to liven things up.

04 Jan 200222m
Love Thy Neighbor
S01E14
1.0

Love Thy Neighbor

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."

18 Jan 200222m
I Had a Dream
S01E15
1.0

I Had a Dream

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.

01 Feb 200222m
I Love You Penny Proud
S01E16

I Love You Penny Proud

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.

08 Feb 200222m
Puff's Magic Adventure
S01E17

Puff's Magic Adventure

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.

01 Mar 200222m
Enter the Bullies
S01E18

Enter the Bullies

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.

15 Mar 200222m
The Altos
S01E19

The Altos

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

12 Apr 200222m
Hip-Hop Helicopter
S01E20

Hip-Hop Helicopter

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.

26 Apr 200222m
Romeo Must Wed
S01E21
1.0

Romeo Must Wed

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.

24 May 200222m