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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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6.0/10(1 votes)
#1 - Rumors
S1:E39/21/2001
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
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0.5/10(1 votes)
#2 - Bring It On
S1:E19/15/2001
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.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#3 - Strike
S1:E29/21/2001
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
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#4 - Tiger Whisperer
S1:E49/28/2001
Penny befriends a magician's pet tiger when she begrudgingly takes part in Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
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#5 - EZ Jackster
S1:E510/5/2001
Penny's crush on a new boy at school has repercussions beyond her wildest dreams when she helps promote his music-sharing Web site.
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0.0/10(0 votes)
#6 - Spelling Bee
S1:E610/12/2001
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
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The 20 WORST Episodes of The Proud Family

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#7 - She's Got Game
S1:E710/19/2001
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.
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#8 - Forbidden Date
S1:E811/2/2001
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.
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#9 - Teacher's Pet
S1:E911/9/2001
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.
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#10 - Don't Leave Home Without It
S1:E1011/16/2001
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.
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#11 - Seven Days of Kwanzaa
S1:E1112/7/2001
The Prouds celebrate Christmas by inviting a homeless family to their holiday dinner, where the guests share with their hosts the rituals of Kwanzaa.
Director:Bruce W. Smith
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#12 - Makeover
S1:E1212/14/2001
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.
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#13 - The Party
S1:E131/4/2002
Penny is the pooper at her own party until singer Lou Rawls drops by to liven things up.
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#14 - Love Thy Neighbor
S1:E141/18/2002
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."
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#15 - I Had a Dream
S1:E152/1/2002
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.
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#16 - I Love You Penny Proud
S1:E162/8/2002
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.
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#17 - Puff's Magic Adventure
S1:E173/1/2002
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.
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#18 - Enter the Bullies
S1:E183/15/2002
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.
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#19 - The Altos
S1:E194/12/2002
Disheartened over his parents' divorce, Sticky turns to a gang for solace until a worried Penny steers the boy under Oscar's fatherly guidance.
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#20 - Hip-Hop Helicopter
S1:E204/26/2002
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.
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#21 - Romeo Must Wed
S1:E215/24/2002
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.
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#22 - A Star Is Scorned
S2:E19/27/2002
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.
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#23 - A Hero for Halloween
S2:E210/18/2002
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
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#24 - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thingy, Baby
S2:E310/25/2002
When Oscar agrees to bring popular children's show host, Thingy, to perform at the twin's birthday, he and Penny discover that Thingy is really Oscar's pretty old college friend, Debra, and Penny wrongfully suspects that they are having an affair.
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#25 - Poetic Justice
S2:E411/8/2002
When there's a debate team at school Penny and Dijonay wind up on opposing sides. They start to argue about the issue causing a rift in their friendship.
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Best Episodes Summary

"Rumors" is the best rated episode of "The Proud Family". It scored 6/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by Bruce W. Smith and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/21/2001. This episode scored 5.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Bring It On".