"Ben 10" (2005) TV series 2005-2008

Creators:

Duncan Rouleau
Joe Casey
Joe Kelly
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

27 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Action | Adventure | Family | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An alter ego for every occasion.

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Alien | Alien Species | Winnebago | 2000s | Transformation

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

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)

Series Directed by
Scooter Tidwell		(25 episodes, 2005-2007)
Sebastian Montes		(11 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alex Soto		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Writing credits
Joe Casey		(51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Joe Kelly		(51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Duncan Rouleau		(51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Steven T. Seagle		(51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Marty Isenberg		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Greg Klein		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Thomas Pugsley		(3 episodes, 2005-2007)
Greg Weisman		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Marsha F. Griffin		(2 episodes, 2006)
Eugene Son		(2 episodes, 2007)

Series Produced by
Donna Smith	....	producer (51 episodes, 2005-2008)
Brian A. Miller	....	executive producer: Cartoon Network Studios (2 episodes, 2006)
Jennifer Pelphrey	....	supervising producer: Cartoon Network Studios (2 episodes, 2006)
Sam Register	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Alex Soto	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 2006)
Kelly Crews	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Andy Sturmer		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Film Editing by
Mark T. Collins		(2 episodes, 2006)

Series Casting by
Kris Zimmerman		(28 episodes, 2005-2007)

Series Production Design by
Dusty Abell		(26 episodes, 2005-2006)

Series Art Direction by
Nollan Obena		(25 episodes, 2006-2008)

Series Production Management
Tramm Wigzell	....	executive in charge of production (39 episodes, 2005-2007)
Tony Tedford	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Art Department
Nollan Obena	....	background designer / background design: supervisor (26 episodes, 2005-2006)
Adam Van Wyk	....	storyboard artist (15 episodes, 2006-2007)
Eric Lloyd Brown	....	prop designer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Fred Reyes	....	storyboard artist (6 episodes, 2006)
Tim Divar	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lauren Montgomery	....	storyboard / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rick Morales	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Sound Department
Carlos Sanches	....	sound re-recording mixer (49 episodes, 2006-2008)
Bradley Carow	....	track reader (36 episodes, 2005-2007)
Jody Thomas	....	foley artist (32 episodes, 2005-2007)
Karie Gima Pham	....	recording studio manager (28 episodes, 2005-2007)
Robert Serda	....	sound recording engineer (28 episodes, 2005-2007)
Morten Folmer Nielsen	....	adr editor / adr recordist (26 episodes, 2005-2006)
Franklin Jones III	....	sound assistant (25 episodes, 2005-2006)
Matt Brown	....	dialogue editor (14 episodes, 2005-2006)
Jeff Shiffman	....	sound editor / post production sound / ... (13 episodes, 2006-2007)
Chris Hoetger	....	machine room operator (2 episodes, 2006)
Wes Otis	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Ron Salaises	....	post production sound / post-production sound (2 episodes, 2006)
Otis Van Osten	....	sound editing facility (2 episodes, 2006)
Kate Marciniak	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 2007)
Kenneth Young	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Thomas Perkins	....	character design supervisor / character designer (38 episodes, 2006-2008)
Phillip Bourassa	....	character designer (2 episodes, 2006)
Pam Friend	....	color stylist / background painter (2 episodes, 2006)
Patrick Gleeson	....	timing supervisor (2 episodes, 2006)
Ross Malorzo	....	color stylist (2 episodes, 2006)
Nora Murphy	....	background painter (2 episodes, 2006)
Kersti Myrberg	....	background painter (2 episodes, 2006)
Poe K. Tan	....	background designer (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Editorial Department
Alicia Parkinson	....	post-production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Music Department
Damon Criswell	....	composer: additional music (6 episodes, 2007)
Moxy	....	vocals: main title (2 episodes, 2006)
Andy Sturmer	....	main title song (2 episodes, 2006)

Series Other crew
Kris Zimmerman	....	voice director (28 episodes, 2005-2007)
Mike Collins	....	production assistant (26 episodes, 2005-2006)
Antonio Gonella	....	director of production technology (2 episodes, 2006)
Greg Klein	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Rossitza Likomanova	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006)
Rebecca Palatnik	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006)
Thomas Pugsley	....	story editor (2 episodes, 2006)
Shalonda Ware	....	production estimator (2 episodes, 2006)

Production Companies

• Cartoon Network (in association with)

Distributors

• Cartoon Network Too (????) (UK) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (????) (Japan) (TV)
• Cartoon Network (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Gativideo (2008-) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Hollydan Works (2008) (Yugoslavia) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:30 min | USA:30 min (including commercials)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | English

Color:

Color | Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Stereo (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | New Zealand:PG

Company:

Cartoon Network

Trivia:

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

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.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Troldspejlet: Episode #39.17" (2008)

Like a tight spring: lots of energy, and most of it's potential

I was like (almost) everyone else in my initial reaction to the torrent of advertisements that Cartoon Network ran on a new series about a boy with a watch. It was mainly along the lines of, "Oh, wonderful. Another pointless show to displace my favorite regulars." Rarely have I "Ben" more wrong, and rarely have I been this glad to be wrong.

My brothers were watching it long before I saw my first complete episode, but they will watch anything that moves on the television screen, so I thought little of it. After my first episode, I watched another, and so on. Yes, I noticed that it was primarily for 8-14 year olds, but I still found it entertaining. Here's the thing, though: yes, my brothers like it, and they are the target age group, I like it, and I am 18 years old; my dad even likes it, a little, and he's 40 and hates cartoons. I humbly submit that age has less to do with it than one might think.

To those of you who have not seen the series, watch it (at least one episode, start to finish) before you criticize. Okay, fine, the presentation is aimed at the younger audiences, but the concept is solid super-hero-hits-sci-fi awesomeness: A person finds a watch-like, alien device that is "the key to an ancient power-struggle..." (Presented like that, I'm interested already). This person (a kid in the cartoon (probably) because that is their target audience) decides to use the abilities of the watch fight for good and serve those around him. But his struggle is not so easy, as the forces of the galaxy are not all so benevolent. An alien warlord wants the device to equip an army to conquer (it's not cliché, it's classic). Now he must do battle with the evil in his own people, as well as that within other races of the galaxy. And he must do it using the powers of a device that does not enhance his own power, but gives him the great strengths of others.

I'd be sold after a description like that, but that's not the point. The point is that it could be one of the great superhero stories along the lines of Batman, Superman, Spider-man, etc., and maybe even a live-action movie. Maybe one day, but for now, I can't wait to see how the next episode turns out.