Name: Bruce W. Smith and Ralph Farquhar Talk The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder | What's Up, Disney+
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Although, yes, tell your abuela I will be there this Sunday.

But I'm talking about "The Proud Family."

JENNY: "The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder"

of newly 14-year-old Penny Proud and her Proud

family as they navigate modern life with hilarity and heart.

Now, we're so excited to welcome "The Proud Family:

Louder and Prouder" executive producers, Bruce

Yeah, we both are fans of "The Proud Family."

It was actually-- not only did I watch it when it first came

out, but when we got Disney+, it was actually one of the first

Oh, we're just as excited to bring it back.

Ralph and I both knew that our show had unfinished business.

We've been trying to get back for the past 15 years.

So what can both returning and new viewers expect.

I think the main thing to expect is a continuation

"The Proud Family" is an unapologetically Black TV show.

You're going to see real brothers and real sisters

We got some new characters coming, you know.

so I think it's going to be refreshing and exciting

We always wanted to make sure that we displayed a spectrum

of the Black experience, which is something that you just

And so that's when I just sort of, you know,

collaborated with Ralph and said, listen,

able to relate to it because you don't see

that type of authenticity in storytelling, especially

You know, I see there's a lot of discussion.

Well, we played her like 12, 13-ish back then.

At this point, they're still in junior high,

So they're like the seniors of Willy T. Ribbs Middle School

move into the neighborhood, and that's when

And also, you know, it's a lot of your returning characters.

It's, I mean, you know, Oscar at his most Oscarly.

BRUCE W. SMITH Trudy has expanded her business.

Brother Bobby is still there, and obviously Suga Mama.

She gets to do and say whatever she wants.

Why is my grandbaby dressed like Darth Vader?

We send her on some really wonderful adventures

where we discover a whole lot about why she is, how she is.

Well, I was actually going to ask about this later,

but since you're already bringing up characters,

can you tell us a little bit of insight about some

of the new characters that we would see on "The Proud Family:

There's a couple of new characters and characters

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