[school bell ringing]
Man, what are they doing with our tax money?
This classroom hasn't changed since I went here.
Yep.
This is where I carved my name,
and it's still here.
Who's Constance?
Who do you think, Trudy?
One of my many proud girlfriends.
[Suga Mama] Yeah.
One of his imaginary friends.
[laughing]
This is nice up in here, huh?
It's nice, Mama.
You seen my classroom. [chuckles]
Ooh. Look at that. What I drew.
Can we go now?
What's the hurry, Penny?
You've been acting strange all morning.
Now, who's your homeroom teacher?
[door opening]
Well, well, well.
If it ain't the bougie bunch.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa now.
Miss Hill!
You're still here?
I thought you took the money and ran. [chuckles nervously]
Oh, I did. [scoffs] But, you know,
a million dollars doesn't buy what it used to.
No, I don't know anything about that.
[gasps]
[Miss Hill] Sugar Mama!
I know that it takes a village to raise a child.
But what are you doing here?
Oh, I'll tell you what I'm doing here.
You better stay away from my Bobby,
or you're gonna need a village to keep me off your butt!
Sugar Mama!
Now you promised to let us do the talking.
Yeah, but I didn't say nothing about the fighting.
Look, this is gonna be short and sweet.
[chuckling]
Penny's failing everything.
Any questions?
Not from me, Miss Hill. [laughs nervously]
-Let's go, y'all. -Stay right where you are, young lady.
That's impossible, Miss Hill.
There must be some mistake.
No. No mistakes.
Every one of her teachers gave her a failing grade.
She got two from me.
Not only is she not doing the work,
but she's late every day.
I mean CP late.
It's kind of disgusting.
[Oscar] What, Penny?
You can't be talking about Penny.
Is that true, Penny?
[sighs heavily] I was late a couple of times, I guess.
Why were you late any time?
Probably that boy Kareem she's been running around with.
Boy? That's it. You're going to military school!
Hut, one, two, three, four!
One, two, three, four.
♪ The Proud Family What? ♪
♪ You and me will always be tight ♪
♪ Family every day and every night ♪
♪ Even when you start acting like a fool ♪
♪ You know that I'm loving every single thing you do ♪
♪ I know I can always be myself ♪
♪ When I'm with you more than anybody else ♪
♪ Every single day that I'm headed off to school ♪
♪ You know there's no one I love as much as you ♪
♪ The family ♪
♪ Proud Family ♪
♪ They'll make you scream ♪
♪ They'll make you wanna sing ♪
♪ It's a family thing A family ♪
♪ Proud, Proud family ♪
♪ Proud Family ♪
♪ They'll push your buttons ♪
♪ They'll make you wanna hug 'em ♪
♪ A family, a family ♪
♪ Proud, Proud family ♪
-[Oscar screams]
[laughter]
I can't believe you've been walking out of this house every day
and not going straight to school.
Oh, things are gonna change around here, young lady.
-[objects crash] -[all gasp]
[muffled grunt]
Bobby! What happened?
Ow...
What took y'all so long?
Take these little munchkins.
They ate all my nachos!
-[Trudy screams] -And my green sauce, too.
Just left me with the broken chips.
Uh-uh, young lady. Upstairs and in your books now.
But I'm hungry.
You don't need to eat.
You need to study.
Now do what I told you.
And we better not catch you on the phone with that boy.
All right, keep rolling your eyes.
I'll roll your butt back to Sugar Mama house.
Yeah, send her to me.
I'll straighten her butt out like I did the last time.
I could use a good pedicure.
My feet are barking.
[growling, barking]
[exclaims in fear]
[barking continues]
[knock on door]
Penny...
Are you okay?
I'm studying, Mom.
No, that's not what I'm talking about.
I admit I was messing up a little, but...
I'll do better. I promise, Mom.
Look, I know you think this boy
is the most important thing in the world right now.
But trust me, he's not.
Honey, you're too young
to be losing your head over some boy.
There'll be plenty of time for that
when you're older.
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Yes, ma'am.
[Kareem speaking indistinctly]
No, that was just my mom.
Nothing. She's still tripping.
Oh, I miss you more.
I need you more.
Hmm. I love you more.
Kareem!
That song slaps.
-[Kareem speaks indistinctly] -You sent it to Lowercase Records?
They don't know good music.
You should send it to Young Toddler.
I bet he'll do it.
[Kareem speaks indistinctly]
Yeah, we've been talking all night.
-[Trudy] Penny! -I gotta go. See you at school.
Bye, Mom. Bye, Dad.
Penny, you've got to eat your breakfast.
You don't want me to be late, do you?
No. That's why I'm driving you to school today.
But, Daddy, no!
You are not walking to school with your friends,
and especially that boy!
Now, come on.
[Penny groans]
That better be your stomach growling.
[door opens, shuts]
[Miss Hill] Okay. A train leaves the station
traveling at the speed of 2x miles per hour.
Another train 150 miles away
and going the opposite direction leaves the station,
traveling at 3x miles per hour.
Where will they crash?
Anybody got the answer? 'Cause I want to know
-when to get off that train. -[class laughs]
Okay. How about you, bowling pinhead?
-Huh? What? -[class laughing]
I'm not one of your students.
[Miss Hill] If you're in my class, you're my student.
Now... What's the answer, skinny tie?
Well...
Well, if you add the two and carry the X...
[cell phone ringing]
-[screeching over phone] -What?
Peabo fell into the well and can't get out?
-[screeching] -And he's drowning?
I'll be right there.
I've gotta go. My protege is in trouble.
Penny, stay away from that boy.
And by the way, the correct answer is Cleveland.
Although I'm sure no trains go there.
Watch your mouth. I'm from Cleveland. Shaker Heights.
Well, if it's so great,
why don't you take the 3x back there?
[laughs smugly]
[class laughing]
[school bell ringing]
I'm glad my daddy's gone, but I hope Peabo's okay.
He's fine.
I told him to have Mr. Chips call your dad
with an emergency for me.
[gasps] Ooh!
My baby's so smart. [giggling]
[Kareem] You know I'd do anything for you, baby.
So, have you guys decided
what you're going to dress up as
for the Up All Night '90s party?
'90s? How do you dress like the '90s?
Just go in your mother's closet.
I'm sure she has something.
Look, guys, it's simple.
Pick your favorite '90s icon and dress like them.
I pick Selena.
I'm going to be the diva of all divas,
Miss Fierceness herself, Grace Jones.
Ooh! I know who we can be, Dare Bear.
I saw it on the oldies channel.
We can go as Martin and Gina.
[Darrius] Girl, you're so crazy.
I'm gonna step outside of myself
and go as Punky.
I'm going as Tupac.
I'm gonna be Lauryn Hill.
But I'll be on time.
Penny... Who are you gonna be?
[slurping]
[screaming] Penny!
Huh? What?
Who are you gonna be at the Up All Night '90s party?
Besides a simp.
Ooh! I have the perfect person for you, Proud.
Who?
Sade! Because you both got five heads.
[all laughing]
Five heads. Five heads.
That's all right, baby.
I love all five of your heads.
[all exclaim in disgust]
All right, Kareem, let's go.
We gotta practice for our set at the Up All Night party.
It's all good. I'll meet you there.
Nah, you said that last time, and you never showed up.
-Come on, man. -[Penny] Aw.
I'll miss you.
No, I'll miss you.
I'll miss you more.
Have some pride, man. Sheesh!
-[door closes] -Girl!
What is up with you and Kareem?
Hmm? What do you mean?
You all over him like...
Well, like I used to be on Sticky.
[Penny] Girl, nobody is that thirsty.
Y'all are so boo'd up,
you can't even go to the bathroom without each other, Penny.
Yeah, I'm all for love, but...
you don't even come to class anymore, Penny.
And that scene in the hallway the other day?
Ooh! It's giving obsessive.
Yuck! That was disgusting, Proud.
What's next? Matching onesies?
♪ On another, on another on another level ♪
♪ Baby, you and I ♪
♪ On another, on another on another level... ♪
[Penny giggles]
[sighs] Oh!
Today has been the most amazing day
I've ever experienced, my dreamy Kareemy.
Me, too. I wish it would never end, my shea butter baby.
I gotta go.
And I'll call you as soon as I get home.
I'll be waiting.
[Trudy] Where have you been, young lady?
Hi, Mom. Hi, Dad.
-Hold it right there, young lady. -What, Daddy?
I've got to go upstairs and study. Remember?
You need to go upstairs and get a job.
Have you seen this phone bill?
[vacuum cleaner whirring]
It's obvious you can't be trusted, Penny.
All right, give me your phone.
But, Mom!
You better pat that girl down for a burner, Trudy.
Don't worry. We've got this, Suga Mama.
Agh! If you had it, there wouldn't be a problem.
Turn around. And be still.
-What? -Shut up, and I said be still.
[scanner whines, beeps]
Like I said...
-[toy squeaks] -[cat yelps]
[scanner beeps]
[pigeon coos]
Oh! That's just sloppy, Penny.
Your Uncle Bobby taught you better than that.
[Penny chuckles nervously]
-[cat yelps] -[Penny] Ow! Sorry!
[door slams shut]
I told you not to lose your head over that boy.
I am truly disappointed in you, Penny.
And one more thing.
You are grounded.
But, Daddy!
Tomorrow's the Up All Night party.
According to this phone bill,
you were up all night every night.
But, Daddy...
"But, Daddy," nothing.
You just got an extra week punishment.
Keep talking and I'll make it a year.
Oscar, don't you think you're being a little harsh?
Penny's just discovering her emotions.
Well, she's about to discover that I don't play.
And I blame this all on you, Trudy!
What? You blame me?
How is any of this my fault?
If you and Sugar Mama listened to me,
she'd be wearing this suit of armor.
Boys can't get in, she can't get out.
You can't be serious.
I'm as serious as that mustache
on Sugar Mama's lip. [laughs]
-[loud clanging] -[power tools whirring]
[sobbing]
[clanging]
I bet that seriously hurts, don't it, boy?
-[chuckles] -Ow! Ow!
[messages dinging]
[message dinging]
[knock on door]
Come in.
Hey, baby, just checking on you.
I'm okay.
Look, Penny, you don't have anyone to blame but yourself.
You know how your daddy is.
Until you learn that we want you
to focus on your studies and not boys,
this is the way it's going to be.
Yes, ma'am.
Okay, baby.
We'll talk in the morning.
I love you.
On my way.
Still cute. [chuckles]
Shadow mode.
[chuckles cunningly]
[♪ hip-hop music playing]
-Dijonay. -[Dijonay screams]
Hey, Penny!
I thought you were on lockdown.
My parents saw the error of their ways
and let me out.
-[Dijonay] Really? -No.
Who are you supposed to be, Proud?
A washed-up WNBA player?
No. we're Monica and Quincy from Love and Basketball.
Oh! That's my favorite movie!
I would have come as Monica,
except I would have been accused of cultural appropriation.
That's right. Stay in your lane.
Love and Basketball isn't from the '90s.
I know. I love Kyla Pratt in that movie.
We don't care, LaCienega.
Well, I do.
You didn't follow the instructions.
Michael, don't just stand there, do something.
Done.
-[LaCienega groans] -[all laughing]
[Penny] Uncle Bobby?
What is he doing here?
-[Maya] He's Miss Hill's date. -Oh, man.
I thought they broke up.
And they're serving nachos.
Three Beats, report to the stage.
That's us.
Just be cool, all right?
Oh, Penny. I didn't expect to see you.
I'm glad your parents let you come.
[chuckles nervously] Yeah, me too.
Oh! Have fun, little niece.
Be young, be foolish,
but be happy.
Yeah. Yo, we about to get it popping here.
It's the '90s, and we got a super-old hit for you.
[all cheering]
[♪ music playing]
♪ I can't afford to stop ♪
♪ For one moment ♪
♪ But it's too soon ♪
♪ Yeah, then she came with the same type of game ♪
♪ The type where we giving out fake cell phone and name ♪
♪ Big fame, she like cats with big things... ♪
[continues singing indistinctly]
What do these heathen children think they're doing?
They're doing the same thing we're doing.
No. They're not about to give me fired.
Just nasty!
Everybody, straighten up!
I want to see you kids dancing on two feet.
What is it... [gasps]
All right, that's it.
I gave you a chance.
Stop the music.
-[music stops] -[students gasp, grumble]
-Dancing's over. -[all groan] Aww.
"Aww" nothing.
I'm not losing my job because of your raging hormones.
I'm not going through that again.
Girls on the left, boys on the right.
Time for bed.
[students snoring]
[cell phone buzzes]
-Hey. -[gasps]
You want to get out of here?
Yeah. Where?
There's a Dorothy Dandridge film festival.
They're screening our movie.
Carmen Jones.
Yeah, let's go.
Hey, where y'all going?
Nowhere you want to go, Dijonay.
As long as it's not here, I don't care.
Come on, Darrius!
Huh?
Uh, why are we at the cemetery?
This is where the film festival is.
We're gonna be watching movies with dead people?
Look, Dijonay, I told you you wouldn't want to come.
Ooh! You do know me, girl.
Come on, Darrius. Let's go.
Man, we just got here.
[♪ music playing]
I was afraid you wouldn't be here.
I've been here every night, waiting for you.
You mean they ain't after you no more?
I got a suspended sentence.
It felt like you was never getting out.
[giggling softly]
[loud whirring]
[yawning]
[groans]
[Kareem yawning]
Wait a minute.
Is that the sun?
[screams]
-We gotta go. -We gotta go.
[Penny] Zang!
It looks like everybody's here.
Yeah, including my parents.
[all arguing]
Oh!
So what are we gonna do?
Go inside.
Ooh. I don't want to.
[sighs] But I guess we have to.
[parents arguing]
[Penny exclaiming]
[heart beating loudly]
[all gasping]
So then what happened, Penny?
I got an ankle bracelet out of it. That's what happened.
Ooh! That's cute, girl.
How do I get one of those?
No, you don't want one of these.
I can't get within 10 feet of my Kareem.
Aw! Another love story comes to a tragic end.
For what it's worth,
I always knew you'd end up with an ankle bracelet.
Girl, I told you you were doing too much.
So what happens if you get within 10 feet, Penny?
Hey, Penny. Can I holler at you for a second?
[both screaming]
[Penny] Oh, my God!
That's what happens to me and my Dare Bear
when we get too close.
We've got electricity like that.
No, girls. That's because y'all don't use fabric softener.
[all laughing heartily]
Look, I'm... I'm sorry I got you in trouble.
No, I got you in trouble.
No, it was my fault.
I'm the one that brought up the film festival.
But I'm the one that snuck out of the house.
Okay. But I'm the one that picked you up...
Well, okay. It was both of our faults.
So what are we gonna do?
I can't stand not being close to you.
[both screaming]
I don't know.
My parents are sending me to live
with my aunt and uncle in Arkansas.
What? When?
[screams]
-Tomorrow. -[groans]
But why?
So I can refocus.
And because you're not there.
But that's not fair.
No, it isn't fair.
But I don't have a choice.
I'm really gonna miss you, Penny Proud.
[Penny sobbing]
[Penny continues sobbing]
[Trudy] All right, Penny. Up and at 'em.
You're gonna be late for school.
[Penny] I don't feel good.
Look, I know you're upset about Kareem,
and it seems harsh,
but you'll realize when you're older,
it's all for the best.
Now, trust me, you'll get over your little crush.
It's not a little crush, Mommy.
I love Kareem.
Baby.
You're too young to know what love is.
All right, fine. This is what we're gonna do.
I'm gonna let you stay home today,
but that's it.
I'm dropping Bebe and CeCe off.
Call me on my cell if you need anything.
[Penny sobbing]
[door shuts]
[Penny] Mommy?
Daddy?
Good. They're gone.
[chuckles deviously]
Thank you, KG.
You sure about this?
No, but I'm sure about us.
All right, baby boo snack.
Let's go.
♪ I see through your scars ♪
♪ Young, wild and free ♪
♪ Tied to your heartbeat ♪
♪ Flying through the stars ♪
♪ That's just how we are ♪
♪ When we're all ♪
♪ Young, wild and lost ♪
♪ Love at any cost ♪
♪ You see through my heart ♪
♪ I see through your scars ♪
♪ Young, wild and free ♪
♪ Tied to your heartbeat ♪
♪ Flying through the stars ♪
♪ That's just how we are ♪
[vocalizing]