Zoey Howzer (voiced by Soleil Moon Frye) is a character in Disney's animated television series The Proud Family.
Physical Appearance[]
Zoey is a 15-year-old German-American[4] girl. She is quite lanky, easily being the tallest of her friend group. She has red hair in a long bob style and blue-green eyes, braces, glasses, and freckles. She wears a light yellow blouse with a key hole in the front tucked into a dark yellow skirt, and dark yellow sneakers with light yellow socks. Zoey's big glasses alternate between the colors gray and black.
In the revival, Zoey has grown significantly taller, appearing to be around six feet tall. Her clothes are the same style and are now light green and olive green respectively, with her skirt having a small slit along the right side, she now wears light green platform sandals with ribbons that wrap around her calves, and she now has a blue denim jacket. Her glasses are light grey, and her hair is now worn parted to the left side of her head.
Personality[]
Zoey has low self-esteem and always tries to show others that she isn't all nerd. She really wants to dance well, but lacks confidence in her skills. When she's forced to compete in a dance battle, she does quite a good job and her team wins. She is emotionally brainy and typically shows compassion for everyone but has also shown she can be sneaky too. She strongly believes in peace, love and happiness and has an affinity for animals, as well as music. Though Zoey tries so hard to fit in, her friends already like her for who she is and try to encourage her to be more confident in herself, especially Penny and LaCienega.
History[]
She is Penny's nerdy, shy friend. She is very insecure about her looks and really wants to be accepted. Zoey is known for being a follower and Penny often has to talk sense into her. Likewise, she often corrects Penny whenever she acts out of character. She is well-liked by Penny's mother, Trudy. Despite her social awkwardness, Zoey is very well socialized. Her best friends are Penny, Dijonay and LaCienega who are three of the most popular girls at school, but she also associates with nerdy kids such as Myron and the Chang Triplets on her own time.
Family[]
Zoey's aunt, Gloria Cochran, is an attorney. She helped Penny battle in court to join the boys' football team when Coach Collins refused to let her on because she's a girl. Her second aunt, Madonna (named after a musician), is a fashion designer, mentioned in "Hip-Hop Helicopter". Her mother is a limousine driver and has appeared in two episodes, "Tiger Whisperer" and "Culture Shock". In the revival episode "Us Again", it is revealed that her mother and father are hardcore football fans.
Episodes Appearances[]
The Proud Family[]
Season 1[]
- Bring It On (first appearance)
- Strike
- Rumors
- Tiger Whisperer
- EZ Jackster (non-speaking cameo)
- Spelling Bee
- She's Got Game
- Forbidden Date
- Don't Leave Home Without It
- Seven Days of Kwanzaa
- The Party
- Love Thy Neighbor
- I Had a Dream
- I Love You Penny Proud
- Puff's Magic Adventure
- Enter The Bullies
- Hip-Hop Helicopter
- Romeo Must Wed
Season 2[]
- A Star Is Scorned
- A Hero For Halloween
- Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thingy, Baby
- Poetic Justice
- Hooray for Iesha
- Camping Trip
- Crouching Trudy, Hidden Penny
- Pulp Boot Camp
- One In a Million
- Tween Town
- Hmmm... Tastes Like
- There's Something About Rene
- Adventures in BeBe-Sitting
- Surf and Turf
- The Legend of Johnny Lovely
- The Camp, the Counselor, the Mole, and the Rock
- It Takes A Thief
- Wedding Bell Blues
- Penny Potter
Season 3[]
- Monkey Business
- Thelma and Luis
- Election
- The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
- Smackmania 6: Mongo vs. Mama's Boy
- Suga Mama's Believers
- Twins to Tweens
- Culture Shock
- Who You Callin' a Sissy
- Psycho Duck
Films[]
Games[]
Comics[]
- Get a Grip!
- Face the Music!
- Proud To Be Proud!
- Fashion Passion!
- The Proud Family Vacation!
- Scaredy-Cast!
- Mail Call!
- Hip-Hop Proudly
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder[]
Season 1[]
- New Kids on the Block
- Bad Influence(r)
- It All Started with an Orange Basketball
- Father Figures
- Snackland
- Get In
- When You Wish Upon a Roker
- Home School
- Raging Bully
Season 2[]
- Grandma's Hands
- Curved
- A Perfect Ten
- The End of Innocence
- The Soul Vibrations
- Us Again
- BeBe
- Juneteenth
Disney Channel Shorts[]
Theme Song Takeover[]
Trivia[]
- She is voiced by Soleil Moon Frye of Punky Brewster fame.
- Zoey is the oldest in her group of friends followed in order by:
- LaCienega
- Penny
- Dijonay
- Maya
- Zoey is shown to be able to sing opera in "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly".
Gallery[]
Main article: Zoey Howzer/Gallery