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The Best Episodes of The Proud Family

Every episode of The Proud Family ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Proud Family!

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Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a 14-year-old African American girl who's doing her best to navigate through the early years of teen-dom. Penny's every encounter inevitably spirals into bigger than life situations filled

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 3 - Rumors
    6.0/10(88 votes)

    #1 - Rumors

    S1:E3

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

    Director:Bruce W. Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 2 - Strike
    1.0/10(87 votes)

    #2 - Strike

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Bruce W. Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 5 - EZ Jackster
    1.0/10(66 votes)

    #3 - EZ Jackster

    S1:E5

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 14 - Love Thy Neighbor
    1.0/10(67 votes)

    #4 - Love Thy Neighbor

    S1:E14

    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."

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 15 - I Had a Dream
    1.0/10(70 votes)

    #5 - I Had a Dream

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 21 - Romeo Must Wed
    1.0/10(63 votes)

    #6 - Romeo Must Wed

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 1 - A Star Is Scorned
    1.0/10(72 votes)

    #7 - A Star Is Scorned

    S2:E1

    The R&B foursome of Penny, LaCienega, Dijonay and Zoey win a record deal...too bad Penny has decided to break up the band and focus on a solo career.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 2 - A Hero for Halloween
    1.0/10(71 votes)

    #8 - A Hero for Halloween

    S2:E2

    When the Prouds discover their house may be haunted, Penny becomes a hero after eating one of Oscars' Proud Scary Snacks.

    Director:Bruce W. Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 6 - Hooray for Iesha
    1.0/10(68 votes)

    #9 - Hooray for Iesha

    S2:E6

    Penny launches a campaign to save her favorite TV show after it gets canceled.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 7 - Camping Trip
    1.0/10(59 votes)

    #10 - Camping Trip

    S2:E7

    The Prouds struggle to survive a camping trip with the Boulevardez family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 10 - Tween Town
    1.0/10(53 votes)

    #11 - Tween Town

    S2:E10

    Al Roker mysteriously appears and jumps off the TV screen to grant Penny's wish for a world without adults after she's punished for lying. With no grown-ups in sight, Penny proclaims to her friends that they're living in "a world of the children, by the children and for the children....We can do anything we want." But that's not much consolation for babies BeBe and CeCe, who miss their mommy and daddy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 14 - Adventures In Bebe Sitting
    1.0/10(58 votes)

    #12 - Adventures In Bebe Sitting

    S2:E14

    Penny's left solo to babysit the twins, BeBe and CeCe, along with the wild and crazy siblings of Dijonay, who abandoned her charges with her best friend to attend a sold-out concert with LaCienega and Zoey. Elsewhere, the grown-ups are on a couples' retreat led by a Dr. Phil-like psychologist.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 15 - Surf and Turf
    1.0/10(54 votes)

    #13 - Surf and Turf

    S2:E15

    Los Angeles DJs Big Boy and Fuzzy Fantabulous have cameos as Dijonay attempts to win Sticky's love by making him jealous of the attention she's giving to a boy from Hawaii. Elsewhere, Oscar enters into a bet with the world's fastest baby.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 19 - Wedding Bell Blues
    1.0/10(55 votes)

    #14 - Wedding Bell Blues

    S2:E19

    Smokey Robinson is hired to sing at the wedding of Suga Mama after she accepts a marriage proposal from her senior-citizen beau, Clarence St. John. Meanwhile, Oscar hopes a private eye will prove his hunch that the bride-to-be is being fleeced out of her life savings by the future groom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. The Proud Family Season 2 Episode 20 - Penny Potter
    1.0/10(50 votes)

    #15 - Penny Potter

    S2:E20

    Suga Mama's sister Spice successfully sweet-talks Oscar into giving her money.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 1 - Monkey Business
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Monkey Business

    S3:E1

    Mariah Carey is involved in a mix-up at the veterinarian's office that results in her monkey Francois working at the Proud Snax factory. Meanwhile, Oscar's chimp Mr. Chips goes on to live the pampered life of a pop star's pet.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 3 - Culture Shock
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Culture Shock

    S3:E3

    Penny and her classmates experience culture shock when their teacher assigns them to spend time in homes of classmates of different nationalities. Penny's initial awkwardness when visiting a Pakistani family who's fasting during Ramadan gives way to an appreciation of the Islamic faith.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 4 - Election
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Election

    S3:E4

    Penny is running against mudslinger Wizard Kelly Jr. in the race for class president.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 5 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - The Good, The Bad, The Ugly

    S3:E5

    Wizard Kelly organizes a televised talent contest featuring celebrity judge Alicia Keys, and LaCienega decides to enter it. But Penny suspects that the wannabe pop idol isn't above cheating to win.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 6 - Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #20 - Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy

    S3:E6

    After Mongo, a famous wrestler, takes ill at the hands of Proud Snacks, Oscar is forced to step into the ring to defend Mongo's belt. Oscar, now known as “Mama's Boy,” does so with the help of his tag-team partner, Suga Mama. Ironically, Mongo ends up having to fight Oscar to get his belt back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 10 - Who You Callin' a Sissy?
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #21 - Who You Callin' a Sissy?

    S3:E10

    When Penny's friend Michael is called a sissy, she takes responsibility for helping him defend himself.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Proud Family Season 3 Episode 11 - Psycho Duck
    1.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Psycho Duck

    S3:E11

    Penny convinces her mom to let her adopt an abandoned duck.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 1 - Bring It On
    0.5/10(144 votes)

    #23 - Bring It On

    S1:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 4 - Tiger Whisperer
    0.0/10(75 votes)

    #24 - Tiger Whisperer

    S1:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. The Proud Family Season 1 Episode 6 - Spelling Bee
    0.0/10(68 votes)

    #25 - Spelling Bee

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Bruce W. Smith
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Rumors" is the best rated episode of "The Proud Family". It scored 6/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Bruce W. Smith and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/21/2001. This episode scored 5.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Strike".