KG’s catchphrase is “sheeeesh,” the phrase “bad and boujee” appears in regular conversation, and there’s a forced “what are thoooose?!” joke that feels not only contrived but also late to the party. Most jarring of all for the returning viewer is the dialogue-which sounds a lot like adult writers going overboard in trying to prove that they know how kids these days talk. Gen-Z R&B group Chloe & Halle get a shout-out in the first few minutes of the show, and “Juice” by Lizzo can be heard in the background of one scene. They could have just kept it the same! But this show is no longer set in a time where Destiny’s Child still exists, and its constant pop culture references make that clear. have been replaced with a new singer, Joyce Wrice. Of course Beyoncé and crew are too big (and too broken up) to give the theme song its contemporary update-but it still stings that the Knowles Sisters and co. It’s obvious from the moment that its iconic theme song, originally written by Solange and performed by her and Destiny’s Child, starts playing with a noticeable re-brand.
Instead, this seemingly nostalgia-baiting revamp is concerned with attracting today’s kids, their older siblings be damned. While The Proud Family aimed its humor at us, Louder and Prouder could care less about the OG fans. We got the joke behind the character 15 Cent, while also recognizing that his voice was that of Omarion. We remember the days of TRL and 106 and Park, which were clear inspirations for the in-universe show Hip-Hop Helicopter. Those of us who grew up watching the original show are now in our mid-to-late twenties. Thanks for signing up! You can manage your newsletter subscriptions at any time.īut the biggest change to The Proud Family has taken place both on-and off-screen: its audience. Sticky’s (hilariously explained) absence ushers in the arrival of new characters: KG (A Boogie wit da Hoodie), Maya (culture’s booked and busy queen, Keke Palmer), and their dads, voiced by Billy Porter and Zachary Quinto. Sticky’s voice actor, Orlando Brown, had an addiction-fueled public breakdown in recent years that also excluded him from the That’s So Raven reboot, Raven’s Home. Penny’s mom Trudy is still the Proud family breadwinner, while her dad Oscar is still a hapless entrepreneur Suga Mama is still obsessed with Papi from next door and Penny’s crew-Dijonay, Zoey, LaCienega, and Sticky-is still in place except for one substitution: Michael, the queer-coded ancillary character of the original run, has replaced Sticky as a more permanent member of the group. While they all look a little bit older now, the entire cast remains pretty much the same as always. But there is one big change that does take place in Louder and Prouder’s first episode: puberty hits Penny and her friends overnight. In this new version, protagonist Penny Proud is a 14-year old who appears mostly unchanged from the show’s original run. When it comes to the new Disney+ reboot of The Proud Family, the early 2000s Disney Channel cartoon about a pre-teen Black girl and her kooky family, not much appears to have changed on the surface.
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