Paula Jai Parker & Tommy Davidson Interview: The Proud Family: Louder & Prouder

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Disney+ is bringing back yet another beloved classic when The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder arrives on February 23. A revival of the iconic Disney Channel animated series, The Proud Family welcomes fans back to the home of Oscar (Tommy Davidson, Black Dynamite) and Trudy Proud (Paula Jai Parker, Queen Sugar) for the first time in over fifteen years.

Rather than showing the kids already grown up, however,  Louder and Prouder picks up with Penny (once again voiced by the lovely Kyla Pratt) on the brink of becoming a young woman. At 14 years old, puberty has hit and her parents have very different reactions to the event. Of course, they also have the twins' diaper changes to deal with and Suga Mama's (still portrayed by the fabulous Jo Marie Payton) wisdom and whimsy to help them through.

Related: Proud Family Images Reveal 6 Animated Guest Stars Including Lizzo

Parker and Davidson spoke to Screen Rant about the feeling of returning to a beloved job after so many years, and how their characters are handling Penny becoming a teenager. Check out a clip of Oscar and Trudy's contrasting parenting styles, and then read the actors' responses below.

You're returning to your animated roots and becoming part of The Proud Family again. What is it like for you guys, coming home?

Tommy Davidson: Oh, hallelujah. We are so happy and so relieved, because we put so much work into this project initially. And to have a 20-year lull? It means a lot to be back, because the work that we do is actually demanding.

To be in a booth with a director, those directors and those writers, and to bring to life animation takes a lot of energy — but mostly scheduling and getting our lives to bend that way. Getting through a pandemic and scheduling,