Editing The Proud Family (section)

=== Writing ===
Featuring several conventions in every [[animated sitcom]] with socially relevant themes,<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |last=Mallory |first=Michael |date=September 15, 2001 |title=A New Neighborhood for Animated Series |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/188100017/?terms=the%20proud%20family&match=1 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |work=[[The Los Angeles Times]] |pages=68}}</ref> Smith wanted to create "something for the audience to laugh at" and give them "something to take away and be proud in terms of what [Black] culture represents."<ref name=":5" /> Although essentially an animated sitcom, Smith set up as an [[Action genre|action-oriented]] show and included things that would be impossible for a [[Sitcom|live-action sitcom]].<ref name=":3" /> Smith cited the first season episode "I Had a Dream" as one of the examples, stating that the premise is similar to ''[[Back to the Future]]'', and the premise would not be done in a "live-action half hour" show.<ref name=":3" /> According to TVData Features Syndicate, the dialogue included a "[[Hip hop (culture)|hip-hop]] vocabulary primer", and the series blended classic family themes from shows like [[The Simpsons]] with [[Coming-of-age story|coming-of-age]] elements reminiscent of ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and ''[[Degrassi Junior High]]''.<ref name=":0" />