Arts, Culture & Entertainment Festival hosts discussion of ground-breaking 18-year-old Disney Channel series.
BURBANK --The cast and executive producers of the groundbreaking animated series The Proud Family participated in a virtual reunion during the NAACP’s Arts, Culture & Entertainment Festival. Moderated by Keke Palmer, who will be joining the cast of Disney+’s upcoming series The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder, the panel featured Kyla Pratt (Penny Proud), Tommy Davidson (Oscar Proud), Paula Jai Parker (Trudy Proud), Jo Marie Payton (Suga Mama) and Cedric the Entertainer (Uncle Bobby), creator/executive producer Bruce W. Smith and executive producer Ralph Farquhar. They reminisced about the cultural impact of the Disney Channel series which premiered 18 years ago and talked about the upcoming new series coming exclusively to Disney+.
Palmer will play the role of Maya Leibowitz-Jenkins, a 14-year-old activist who relentlessly marches to the beat of her own drum. She is extremely mature for her age and will not hesitate to shut anyone down with her blunt honesty and wisdom. The adopted daughter of mixed-race parents, Maya is new to town, and initially disassociates herself from Penny and her crew because she is skeptical about what she perceives to be the superficiality of social cliques. However, Penny eventually gains her hard-earned respect and the two become good friends.
Picking up the story of its central character Penny Proud, The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder also includes her madcap family: parents Oscar and Trudy, twin siblings BeBe and CeCe, and her grandmother Suga Mama (and Puff!). Of course, it would not be "The Proud Family" without Penny's loyal crew; Dijonay Jones, LaCienega Boulevardez and Zoey Howzer.
All seasons of The Proud Family are currently available on Disney+. The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder is currently in production.
Source: Disney+
