6.9/10131 votes#1 - Bring It On
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1075 votes#2 - Strike
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2001
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
Writer: N/A
7.5/1079 votes#3 - Rumors
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/2001
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
Writer: N/A
7.3/1067 votes#4 - Tiger Whisperer
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/2001
Penny befriends a magician's pet tiger when she begrudgingly takes part in Take Your Daughter to Work Day.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1059 votes#5 - EZ Jackster
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/2001
Penny's crush on a new boy at school has repercussions beyond her wildest dreams when she helps promote his music-sharing Web site.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.0/1062 votes#6 - Spelling Bee
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2001
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
Writer: N/A
8.1/1064 votes#7 - She's Got Game
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/19/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1070 votes#8 - Forbidden Date
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1061 votes#9 - Teacher's Pet
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1058 votes#10 - Don't Leave Home Without It
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1094 votes#11 - Seven Days of Kwanzaa
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2001
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
Writer: N/A
8.2/1059 votes#12 - Makeover
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2001
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.3/1055 votes#13 - The Party
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2002
Penny is the pooper at her own party until singer Lou Rawls drops by to liven things up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1059 votes#14 - Love Thy Neighbor
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2002
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."
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/1062 votes#15 - I Had a Dream
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/2002
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1078 votes#16 - I Love You Penny Proud
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/2002
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1063 votes#17 - Puff's Magic Adventure
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2002
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1054 votes#18 - Enter the Bullies
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2002
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/1048 votes#19 - The Altos
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 4/12/2002
Disheartened over his parents' divorce, Sticky turns to a gang for solace until a worried Penny steers the boy under Oscar's fatherly guidance.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/1068 votes#20 - Hip-Hop Helicopter
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2002
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/1055 votes#21 - Romeo Must Wed
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 5/24/2002
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Proud Family Season 1
Every episode of The Proud Family Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Proud Family Season 1!
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...
Genres:AnimationComedyKidsFamily
Network:Disney Channel
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Bring It On" is the best rated episode of "The Proud Family" season 1. It scored 6.9/10 based on 131 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/2001. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "Strike".