Ben 10 (2005–2007)

The story of Ben, a typical kid who becomes very atypical after he discovers the Omnitrix, a mysterious alien weapon with the power to transform the wearer into ten different alien species.

Creators:

Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle

Stars:

Claudia Schmidt, Ulf Söhmisch, Tara Strong

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Claudia Schmidt	...	Ben Tennyson (50 episodes, 2005-2008)
Ulf Söhmisch	...	Opa Max Tennyson (50 episodes, 2005-2008)
Tara Strong	...	Ben Tennyson (49 episodes, 2005-2008)
Paul Eiding	...	Grandpa Max (49 episodes, 2005-2008)
Meagan Smith	...	Gwen Tennyson (48 episodes, 2005-2008)
Dee Bradley Baker	...	Stinkfly (36 episodes, 2005-2008)
Jim Ward	...	XLR8 (32 episodes, 2005-2008)
Steve Blum	...	Heat Blast (27 episodes, 2005-2008)
Richard McGonagle	...	Four Arms (26 episodes, 2006-2007)
Fred Tatasciore	...	Cannon Bolt (23 episodes, 2006-2008)

Storyline

The story of Ben, a typical kid who becomes very atypical after he discovers the Omnitrix, a mysterious alien weapon with the power to transform the wearer into ten different alien species.

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Plot Keywords:

alien | outer space | hair as a weapon | transformation | boy | 

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Taglines:

An alter ego for every occasion.

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Genres:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

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Details

Official Sites:

Cartoon Network Cartoon Network [de]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

27 December 2005 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cartoon Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color (Technicolor) Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Loosely based on the '60s comic book series, "Dial H for Hero".

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Quotes

Grandpa Max Tennyson: Being a hero isn't about letting others know you did the right thing, it's about you knowing you did the right thing.
Ben Tennyson: What were you just doing, reading greeting cards back at the Mega Mart?
Grandpa Max Tennyson: Well... yes.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the closing credits, the Cartoon Network opens to reveal Ben setting the Omnitrix and activating it; the logo closes before it's seen what he becomes.

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Connections

Referenced in Generator Rex: Ben 10/Generator Rex Heroes United (2011)

User Reviews

An amazing TV show from Cartoon Network... if you get over it's flaws

I must admit that in all my years as a kid watching cartoon shows, this is probably one of the best shows ever made.

Now I know what all of you are thinking: Why giving Ben 10 an 8/10? Well, let me just say there are two reasons why.

1) The dialog was weakly delivered.

2) The characters had their annoying moments in some of the episodes.

Yeah. Sad, isn't it? Anyway, every positive aspect in this show were really incredible. The animation was amazing with colorful backgrounds, and cool character models. The voice acting including Tara Strong, Paul Eiding, Meagan Smith and many more was a lot of fun with a lot of great talent. The story lines were really interesting and got me thrilled with spectacular action scenes and the premise about a 10 year old boy who gains an alien device called the "Omnitrix" and realizes that he must use it to save the world from an evil alien named Vilgax (who wants to use it to rule the world or conquer it) and other evil doers as well.

Although, not a masterpiece of cartoon shows, Ben 10 is a surprisingly good TV show that became very watchable back in 2005. Thumbs up :)