The Proud Family is an American animated television series that aired on Disney Channel from September 15, 2001 to August 19, 2005

While basically a sitcom, The Proud Family presents young audiences with different daily situations that many teenagers might have to face during their teenage and adult years. Most plots revolve around the main character, Penny Proud. The characters, as well as the voice actors, are primarily African-American.

The Proud Family was created by Bruce W. Smith and was produced by his studio, Jambalaya Studios. Originally piloted for Nickelodeon , it was eventually picked up by the Disney Channel in 2001. Many of the later episodes of The Proud Family were produced using Macromedia Flash. LaCienega and Sunset Boulavardez are puns for La Cienega Boulevard and Sunset Boulevard, actual streets in Los Angeles and the school that Penny Proud and her friends go to is named for auto racing driver Willy T. Ribbs, who was the first African American to qualify for the Indianapolis 500. It was first broadcast in the United States on The Disney Channel on September 15, 2001, and now also airs on Toon Disney. It has also been broadcast on The Family Channel in Canada.

The theme song is performed by Destiny's Child and Solange Knowles

Characters

Penny Proud
Voiced by Kyla Pratt, The 14-year-old main character, she is usually embarrassed by the way her parents act. She enjoys hanging out with her friends, even though they have gotten her into trouble many times. She listens to and respects her parents, but often caves into peer pressure.

Oscar Proud
Voiced by Tommy Davidson, Penny's overprotective father, what some may call a born loser and owner of Proud Snacks, which makes anybody who eats them sick, except Peabo, who is the only person who likes them.

Trudy Proud
Voiced by Paula Jai Parker, Penny's ambitious, loving and moral-teaching mother who is respectful of others, she works as a veterinarian. She is of questionable ethnicity. Since she makes more money than Oscar, she ascerts dominence over him at times.

BeBe and CeCe Proud, and Puff the Dog
Voiced by Tara Strong, Penny's trouble-making three-year-old twin little siblings, Puff is Sugar Mama's pet poodle who is often tortured by BeBe and CeCe.

Suga Mama Proud
Voiced by Jo Marie Payton, Penny's wrestling loving hip grandma who does Tae-bo. She constantly insults, discourages and beats up Oscar, but she does love him deep down.

Dijonay Jones
Voiced by Karen Malina White, Penny's plump, and somewhat eccentric best friend who loves Sticky Webb.

Sticky Webb
Voiced by Orlando Brown, Penny's friend and Dijonay's love interest, though he dislikes her rather strong come-ons.

Zoey Howzer
Voiced by Soleil Moon Frye, Penny's nerdy friend.

LaCienega Boulevardez
Voiced by Alisa Reyes, Penny's on again/off again friend. She speaks Spanish and is extremely rude to Penny (and makes sure the adults don't know that).