Ben 10: Alien Force
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- 2008-2010
- 3 seasons
- Cartoon Network
- Animation, Action & Adventure, Suspense, Family, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- TV-Y7
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Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2008
Episode 1
Ben 10 Returns, Part One
Fri, Apr 18, 2008 30 mins
For 5 years, Ben Tennyson has lived a normal life without the Omnitrix. He goes to visit his Grandfather, only to find he's gone, and he's left a message for Ben. A plumber shows up, who tells Ben there's renewed alien activity on Earth, and he was working with Ben's grandfather to solve the case. Ben and Gwen team up to find their Grandfather, and get help from an unlikely source.
Episode 2
Ben 10 Returns, Part Two
Fri, Apr 18, 2008 30 mins
Tracking down the source of level-5 technology (banned from level-2 tech Earth), Gwen, Ben, Magister and Kevin discover a castle facade infested with DNAliens lead by a Highbreed Commander. Its discovery pushes back the aliens' plans by several months. They must relocate, but not without destroying all life within a five-mile radius first. Ben's team decides to assume the missing Max' mission and thwart them as best they can.
Episode 3
Everybody Talks About the Weather
Sat, Apr 26, 2008 23 mins
The team gets a signal from the Plumber's badge. Suspecting it's from Grandpa Max, they investigate. They find a boy who can change into Heatblast. He's being pursued by the local Police who blame him for a string of fires and crop circles. As the team investigates the crop circles they learn more about the alien conspiracy.
Episode 4
Kevin's Big Score
Sat, May 3, 2008 23 mins
Kevin repairs Grandpa Max' Rust Bucket only in order to steal it and trade it clandestinely for some higher technology. It puts him back in touch with Argit, a porcupine/possum alien cohort who's even less trustworthy than Kevin. Dealings with Argit lead Kevin to reacquaint with Vulkanus, whom Kevin once swindled some few years earlier. Since Kevin already owes Vulkanus big time, Vulkanus capitalizes on Kevin's special abilities, entrapping him in a state of perpetual servitude. Fortunately for Kevin, Ben and Gwen arrive, and Ben receives an additional mission.
Episode 5
All That Glitters
Sat, May 10, 2008 23 mins
In seeking the offspring of Plumbers, Ben's team comes upon a suave bio-energy vampire who feeds on high school girls.
Episode 6
Max Out
Sat, May 17, 2008 23 mins
When Gwen's elder brother Ken disappears while in Santa Mira, California, both Grandpa Max and Ben's team converge to look for him. Ben's team finds another alien weather machine working to keep the area in a state of perpetual rain - the perfect condition to raise xenocites, alien parasites that take possession of humans. Surrounded by DNAliens and threatened by a HighBreed, Grandpa Max readies an extreme solution while Ben's Omnitrix reveals a heretofore unknown ability - it can talk.
Episode 7
Pier Pressure
Sat, May 31, 2008 23 mins
With Gwen's aid, Ben finally asks classmate Julie on a date, but their pleasant evening together at a pier carnival suffers when the Omnitrix starts beeping loudly and several of the carny rides start attacking Ben. With Kevin and Gwen not on hand, Ben labors alone to keep his date with Julie from becoming a complete shambles amidst the unwarranted attacks. Finally, as the focus shifts onto Julie, Ben must figure out what's going on.
Episode 8
What Are Little Girls Made Of
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 24 mins
While visiting Grandpa Max's favorite fishing hole along with Kevin, Ben and Gwen encounter a sorceress - their paternal grandmother.
Episode 9
The Gauntlet
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 23 mins
With the team defeating an immensely powerful alien robot, Kevin collects its severed hand as a souvenir. School bullies Cash and JT, looking to give Ben a hard time, trash Kevin's car as the next best thing and find Kevin's souvenir collection in the trunk. With the robot hand in hand, the two bullies discover that it fits like a glove and gives the wearer super-tech capabilities. Cash claims it, but JT notices it starting to claim Cash in return and warns Ben, who must engage in a fight to the finish to save the school bully from becoming a full-fledged cyborg.
Episode 10
Paradox
Sat, Jul 5, 2008 23 mins
Following up on reports of strange happenings at an abandoned military base, Ben, Gwen and Kevin discover a dangerous, transdimensional creature roaming around the buildings and an immortal, time-traveling professor who reveals Earth's doom unless they can stop it.
Episode 11
Be-Knighted
Sat, Jul 12, 2008 23 mins
Through Kevin, the Forever Knights ask Ben for help. They've been the secret guardians of an imprisoned dragon for a thousand years, which has only now escaped. With Ben's help, they'd like to finally kill it, but in helping the Knights, Ben discovers that the dragon is an alien capable of speech. Able to replace its broken translator, Ben turns moderator to keep the embittered, vengeance-minded dragon from making a blood-bath of the Knights, while Gwen and Kevin deal likewise with the Knights.
Episode 12
Plumbers' Helpers
Sat, Jul 19, 2008 23 mins
Still reeling from losing their partner/leader (Pierce), Plumber offspring Helen (resembling Ben's former Omnitrix alien XLR8) and Manny (resembling Four Arms) hunt down and disintegrate aliens. Though primarily battling the DNAlien conspiracy, they recklessly, due to ignorance, include all alien life forms encountered. When their equipment detects the nearby presence of alien DNA, Ben's team becomes targeted.
Episode 13
X = Ben + 2
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 23 mins
Alien Bounty Hunter Seven Seven is after an alien princess. Her father will stop at nothing to get her back, including threatening Earth with destruction if she's not returned safely. When a major crisis arises, Ben uses Alien X for the first time. Ben learns about his most powerful alien form, and everything that comes with it.
