History NightmareFuel / TheProudFamily

* The Happy Endings Retirement Home in "Thelma and Luis". It starts out seeming like paradise and Papi is excited to be there. But then, when the families leave, the truth comes out: The whole retirement home is a front for an okra farm, wherein the elders are essentially ''enslaved'' by the domineering operator of the home, [[BitchInSheepsClothing who puts on a front of being a kindly woman who cares for the elders when family comes to visit]]. It's so bad that Papi actually ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness calls for Suga Mama to save him]]'' when he discovers the truth and is overjoyed when [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend she arrives to bust him out]]. The worst part? While exaggerated, it's not completely unrealistic--there ''are'' abusive retirement homes out there, and the thought of one's parent or grandparent being abused and mistreated by the very people who are supposed to take care of them is pure AdultFear. Oh, and then there's the operator's reaction when she discovers that Suga Mama busted Papi out and escaped with him...

* Chester the Duck proves to be heavy Nightmare Fuel in "Psycho Duck", where he's adopted by Penny and slowly becomes more dangerous until he manages to take over the whole household. When Felix and Bobby tried to kidnap and drop off Chester in Canada, he broke free, beat the two senseless, and then somehow managed to make his way back to the Proud house and beat them up some more. Not to mention [[HellIsThatNoise to make an ungodly roar when Oscar stood up to him!]]

* '''Al Roker''' of all people ends up being pretty unsettling in this show. Especially since instead of being a benign newscaster and weatherman, he's a FauxAffablyEvil JerkassGenie devil-like contract-making character who antagonizes Penny twice. The first time, "Tween Town", he made all the adults in town disappear to be used as slaves to make his personal Al Roker brand merchandise and nearly kept them forever if not for Bobby still being around due to being a ManChild. The second time, "Twins to Tweens", was to make up for his first wish by higher powers but typically, he turns an unintentional wish Penny makes to make [=BeBe=] and [=CeCe=] older into a literal one. Both times, he's defeated through LoopholeAbuse.

* A downplayed example of RealityEnsues ParanoiaFuel was shown in "Culture Shock" where Penny exchanges places with for a short time and befriends a Muslim girl whose family is every bit as dysfunctional-yet-loving as hers, despite living by conventional Arabian rules and etiquette, such as fasting during Ramadan. However, in the end, their house is vandalized, complete with graffiti saying "Go back home, towelheads!" ([[{{Bowdlerise}} changed to "Go back to your country!" in reruns]]) Although Penny delivers a moving anti-racism speech at a school assembly, the [[KarmaHoudini vandals are never caught]] (nor do we know who did it) and [[WhatHappenedToTheMouse and no one -- besides Penny -- brings it up again]]. This can hit pretty close to home for viewers who have experienced ethnic and religious discrimination, particularly Muslim viewers.

-->"No one escapes from Happy Endings. It's like a roach motel: Geezers come in...'''BUT THEY DON'T COME ''OUT!'''''"

* The Talking Baby can also be pretty unsettling because of his strange appearance and [[VocalDissonance unnaturally deep voice]]. The fact he goes out of his way to torment Oscar is pretty strange,as is the fact he once led a bunch of babies to beat Oscar into traction ("Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thingy, Baby"). Not to mention his EvilLaugh.

* The Talking Baby can also be pretty unsettling because of his strange appearance and [[VocalDissonance unnaturally deep voice]]. The fact he goes out of his way to torment Oscar is pretty strange in addition to the fact he led a bunch of babies to beat Oscar into traction ("Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thingy, Baby"). Not to mention his EvilLaugh.

* '''Al Roker''' of all people ends up being pretty unsettling in this show. Especially since instead of being a benign newscaster and weatherman, he's a FauxAffablyEvil JerkassGenie devil-like contract-making character who antagonizes Penny twice. The first time, "Tween Town", he made all the adults in town disappear to be used as slaves to make his personal Al Roker brand merchandise and nearly kept them forever if not for Bobby still being around due to being a ManChild. The second time, "Twins to Tweens", was to make up for his first wish by higher powers but typically, he turns an unintentional wish Penny makes to make [=BeBe=] and [=CeCe=] older into a literal one. Both times, he's defeated through Loophole Abuse.

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* Dr. Marcus Garvey Carver II's peanut clone is pretty nightmarish since he became evil after the clone was left out in the sun too long and was horribly disfigured and burnt. His mask covering his burned skin constantly falls off throughout the film starting with his nose until he just decides to rip off his entire mask, revealing his horrible appearance. Not to mention he's a blatant case of TheSociopath, who actually has one of his minions murdered during his VillainSong.
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* A downplayed example of RealityEnsues ParanoiaFuel was shown in "Culture Shock" where Penny exchanges places with for a short time and befriends a Muslim girl whose family is every bit as dysfunctional-yet-loving as hers, despite living by conventional Arabian rules and etiquette, such as fasting during Ramadan. However, in the end, their house is vandalized, complete with graffiti saying "Go back home, towelheads!" ([[{{Bowdlerise}} changed to "Go back to your country!" in reruns]]) Although Penny delivers a moving anti-racism speech at a school assembly, the [[KarmaHoudini vandals are never caught.]] This can hit pretty close to home for viewers in reality who've experienced this kind of discrimination, especially Muslim ones, with the perpetrators never caught or punished for it.

* In ''Hero for Halloween'', the Proud Family comes under attack by the ghost of Garrett Krebs as seen in the page image. Garrett Krebs was once the owner of the Proud Family house, but thirty years prior on Halloween, the house was repossessed, and Garrett died of a heart attack the same day. Since then, he swore he'd return every ten years as a ghost to scare away any family who dared to move into his house. The tenant who sold Oscar the house actually sold it to him for a cheap price without telling him because Krebs scared him away and out of guilt he returned to warn Oscar and his family to flee since Garret was returning again after ten years. As expected, Oscar didn't listen and Garret Krebs showed up with Oscar thinking he was the magician he'd previously hired due to his supernatural feats before Krebs revealing himself and planning on killing the Proud Family [[GreenEyedMonster for being happy and having everything he never had in his house.]] [[WouldHurtAChild That includes infants like Bebe and Cebe.]] If it wasn't for Penny saving the family at the last minute, Krebs would have killed the cast for sure.
* A downplayed example of RealityEnsues ParanoiaFuel was shown in ''Culture Shock'' where Penny exchanges places with for a short time and befriends a Muslim girl whose family is every bit as dysfunctional-yet-loving as hers, despite living by conventional Arabian rules and etiquette, such as fasting during Ramadan. However, in the end, their house is vandalized, complete with graffiti saying "Go back home, towelheads!" ([[{{Bowdlerise}} changed to "Go back to your country!" in reruns]]) Although Penny delivers a moving anti-racism speech at a school assembly, the [[KarmaHoudini vandals are never caught.]] This can hit pretty close to home for viewers in reality who've experienced this kind of discrimination, especially Muslim ones, with the perpetrators never caught or punished for it.
* '''Al Roker''' of all people ends up being pretty unsettling in this show. Especially since instead of being a benign newscaster and weatherman, he's a FauxAffablyEvil JerkassGenie devil-like contract-making character who antagonizes Penny twice. The 1st time he made all the adults in town disappear to be used as slaves to make his personal Al Roker brand merchandise and nearly kept them forever if not for Bobby Proud still being around due to being a ManChild. The 2nd time was to make up for his first wish by higher powers but typically, he turns an unintentional wish Penny makes to make Bebe and Cece older into a literal one. Both times, he's defeated through Loophole Abuse.
* In ''Who You Callin' A Sissy'', Michael undergoes a monster transformation after suppressing his inner angst over being referred to and bullied as a sissy (aka homosexual) in front of his friends, having his locker vandalized, and being rejected by Lacienega to the school dance, during which he becomes a giant monstrous hulking version of himself with glowing red eyes and a booming dark voice. It's so terrifying that he horrifies even the Gross Sisters!
* Chester the Duck proves to be heavy Nightmare Fuel in ''Psycho Duck'' where he's adopted by Penny and slowly becomes more dangerous until he manages to take over the whole household. When Felix and Bobby Proud tried to kidnap and drop off Chester in Canada, he broke free, beat the two senseless, and then somehow managed to make his way back to the Proud house and beat them up some more. Not to mention [[HellIsThatNoise to make an ungodly roar when Oscar stood up to him!]]
* The Talking Baby can also be pretty unsettling because of his strange appearance and unnaturally deep voice. The fact he goes out of his way to torment Oscar is pretty strange in addition to the fact he once led a bunch of babies to beat Oscar into traction. Not to mention his EvilLaugh.
* The Happy Endings Retirement Home in ''Thelma and Luis''. It starts out seeming like paradise and Papi is excited to be there. But then, when the families leave, the truth comes out: The whole retirement home is a front for an okra farm, wherein the elders are essentially ''enslaved'' by the domineering operator of the home, [[BitchInSheepsClothing who puts on a front of being a kindly woman who cares for the elders when family comes to visit]]. It's so bad that Papi actually ''[[OOCIsSeriousBusiness calls for Sugar Mama to save him]]'' when he discovers the truth and is overjoyed when [[ViolentlyProtectiveGirlfriend she arrives to bust him out]]. The worst part? While exaggerated, it's not completely unrealistic--there ''are'' abusive retirement homes out there, and the thought of one's parent or grandparent being abused and mistreated by the very people who are supposed to take care of them is pure AdultFear. Oh, and then there's the operator's reaction when she discovers that Sugar Mama busted Papi out and escaped with him...

* Dr. Marcus Garvey Carver II's peanut clone is pretty nightmarish since he became evil after the clone was left out in the sun too long and was horribly disfigured and burnt. His mask covering his burned skin constantly falls off throughout the film starting with his nose until he just decides to rip off his entire mask, revealing his horrible appearance. Not to mention he's a blatant case of TheSociopath who actually has one of his minions murdered during his VillainSong.