The WORST episodes of The Proud Family

Every episode of The Proud Family ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Proud Family!

Follow the adventures and misadventures of Penny, a typical 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 with hi-jinks, hilarity and heart.

Last Updated: 11/7/2024Network: Disney ChannelStatus: Ended
star
6.57
7 votes

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

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/26/2003

After Mongo, a famous wrestler, takes ill after eating Proud Snacks, Oscar must step into the ring as "Mama's Boy," with Suga Mama as his tag-team partner, to defend Mongo's title.

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star
7.31
16 votes

#2 - Love Thy Neighbor

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2002

At a weekend BBQ, Oscar burns down the Boulevardez house; in an attempt to be a good neighbors the Proud's allow Sunset, LaCienega, Papi and Felix to move in.

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star
7.64
14 votes

#3 - Hooray for Iesha

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/3/2003

Penny and her friends protest the cancelation of their favorite TV show.

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star
7.65
54 votes

#4 - Strike

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2001

When Penny discovers that she and her friends don't have even enough money for the Gross sisters to steal, she decides to organize a neighborhood strike for more allowance. When morale quickly erodes, Penny soon finds herself out on strike alone.

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star
7.71
7 votes

#5 - Wedding Bell Blues

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 9/19/2003

Suga Mama announces that she is engaged to marry a man who Oscar is convinced is nothing but a fortune-hunter.

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star
7.75
12 votes

#6 - Tween Town

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/11/2003

After Penny has an argument with her mom and dad, she wishes all the adults would just disappear. To her amazement, Al Roker appears and grants her wish and all the kids in the world start running things.

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star
7.75
8 votes

#7 - There's Something About Rene

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/23/2003

The Prouds' new nanny charms the entire family except a jealous Trudy.

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star
7.78
9 votes

#8 - Enter the Bullies

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/15/2002

Penny decides it's time to stand up to the neighborhood bullies, the Gross Sisters, who relentlessly shake down the student body for their money. Meanwhile, Oscar and Trudy take the twins to Dr. Payne for their shots.

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star
7.87
15 votes

#9 - Poetic Justice

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/8/2002

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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star
7.87
15 votes

#10 - Puff's Magic Adventure

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 3/1/2002

After the Prouds' neglect Suga Mama's poodle, Puff, he gets lost in a river and is sent on an adventure around the world. Meanwhile, Suga Mama has moved into Penny's room in order to cope with Puff's absence and the Prouds realize that it's their fault that Puff is lost.

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star
7.91
11 votes

#11 - Behind Family Lines

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/13/2002

Trudy and Oscar's families join together during the twins baptism, but during the whole time they all argue.

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star
7.94
18 votes

#12 - A Star Is Scorned

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2002

When a music company hears of the group LPDZ, they all get a recording deal. Everything turns out well for them until Penny decides she wants to sing solo.

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star
7.94
18 votes

#13 - I Had a Dream

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/1/2002

After Penny bumps her head, she is transported to circa 1955 via a dream and experiences the true meaning of Black History month. After quickly learning that in 1955, her best friend Zoey is not her friend because she's white and integration of the school's is a new concept for the students, she uses her knowledge from the future to educate everyone on how important it is to come together as a unified people.

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star
8.00
23 votes

#14 - Makeover

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2001

Penny gives Olei a makeover and she starts hanging out with Penny and her friends. Her sister Nubia realizes that it's hard being the Gross Sisters without Olei by her side.

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star
8.00
13 votes

#15 - Ain't Nothing Like The Real Thingy, Baby

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/25/2002

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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star
8.03
91 votes

#16 - Bring It On

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2001

Penny's got the last spot on the cheerleading squad locked up-that is until Dijonay's preschool friend, LaCienega, shows up, and show's her up. To make matters worse LaCienega and the rest of the Boulevardez family have moved in across the street. Meanwhile, Oscar becomes obsessed with Mr. Boulevardez' amazing home theater.

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star
8.04
28 votes

#17 - Spelling Bee

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2001

Wizard Kelly sponsors a spelling bee and Oscar enters Penny so he can relive his days as spelling bee champ. Oscar gets caught up in having Penny win that he hinders the contest.

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star
8.10
21 votes

#18 - The Party

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2002

When Penny throws a party the same night as LaCienega, only Myron and the Gross Sisters show up. Suga Mama's old friend gets Penny out of her funk and she realizes family can be fun.

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star
8.18
11 votes

#19 - Camping Trip

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/17/2003

Both the Proud and Boulevardez families get lost in the woods during a joint camping trip.

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star
8.19
16 votes

#20 - A Hero for Halloween

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/18/2002

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

Directors: Bruce W. Smith
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star
8.22
9 votes

#21 - Hmmm... Tastes Like

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/9/2003

Suga Mama's latest recipe is much better than anything her son Oscar ever created with his snack company (which isn't saying much), and he attempts to capitalize on his mother's success.

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star
8.25
12 votes

#22 - Romeo Must Wed

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/24/2002

Penny is cast as Juliet in the upcoming school play of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. Penny finds herself having a crush on her fellow cast member Kwok, who is playing Romeo, and is nervous when she finds out there's a kissing scene in the play.

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star
8.25
16 votes

#23 - Hip-Hop Helicopter

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/26/2002

When Penny joins her friends on dance show, the girls become celebrities as group L.P.D.Z. Oscar puts restrictions on Penny, but she disobeys and attends a party anyway.

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star
8.29
7 votes

#24 - Twins to Tweens

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/24/2004

Penny's wish that her twin siblings were old enough to take care of themselves comes true with the help of Al Roker, the magic weatherman. The twins end up more popular at Penny's school than Penny herself, who regrets that her wish came true.

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star
8.36
11 votes

#25 - Crouching Trudy, Hidden Penny

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/7/2003

Penny and her friends take a martial art class. When her friends drop the class leaving Penny solo, Penny decides to stick it out and learns the discipline of martial arts.

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