


Veterinarian Trudy is expanding her business with a pet ambulance. I’ve gone through it a couple of times… Parenting is no joke!” “All fathers are uncomfortable with that growth, you know what I mean? It’s just a new thing altogether. “He’s just like every father whose little girl starts transitioning into womanhood,” Davidson tells D23. I can’t imagine growing up with social media, so for kids to have something like The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder address all of that-and everything else going on in the world-it’ll help them during that process.”Īdmittedly, Oscar is struggling with seeing Penny, his eldest child, mature. “You want the kids watching to relate to it.
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“When you bring a show like this back, you have to upgrade it to reflect what’s going on right now,” Pratt says. Plus, she’s taking a stand against bullying social media influencers. Much to her father’s chagrin, 14-year-old Penny also has a new boyfriend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Brown (voiced by Asante Blackk). The 2020s brings new challenges for Penny, including trying to find the peace with Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins (voiced by Keke Palmer), a socially woke neighbor who thinks she has a lot to teach her. I’m a fan, too! I’m literally like, ‘When do I get to see the next episode? It’s great to be part of something that touches so many people in so many different ways.”īefore the two-episode premiere, the cast shares updates on their characters: “I’m so excited to be a part of this project. “The best thing about The Proud Family is that we have conversations about things other people usually shy away from,” says Kyla Pratt, who voices Penny Proud. It’s been nearly two decades since the fan-favorite characters were last seen onscreen-and although much has changed, in some ways, they’re still the same.
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On Wednesday, February 23, the Disney+ Original series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder will continue the stories of Penny Proud, her madcap family, and her loyal crew, first seen in the groundbreaking Disney Channel series The Proud Family (2001-2005). it helped me realize how it was for me ,” Pratt told Bustle in a recent interview.It’s time to get reacquainted with the Proud family. “Realizing throughout my life, and my journey, how many people come up to talk to me about how influential has been to them. Though Penny may be Pratt’s most iconic role, fans may also remember her turn as Brianna Barnes on the early 2000s sitcom One on One or as Maya, the daughter of Eddie Murphy’s character, from the Dr. Kyla Pratt will reprise her role as protagonist Penny, the Prouds’ plucky and precocious teenage daughter and the engine that drives the show.
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Read on for a full breakdown of the new and returning cast. The reboot will also include the addition of several new characters - many of them voiced by celebrities - as the Prouds’ Smithville neighborhood expands. Like the original, the new show will follow the antics of the titular Proud Family, including teenager Penny Proud, her parents Trudy and Oscar, and her beloved grandma Suga Mama. Over 15 years after the Disney animated series aired its final episode, a reboot - The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder - will hit Disney+ on Feb. It’s hard to come up with a better end to Black history month than the return of The Proud Family.
