Grounded

Grounded

November 26, 2008 TV Episode Ben 10: Alien Force

Studio
Cartoon Network, Telescreen
Distributor
Cartoon Network

Synopsis

While fighting one of the Highbreed, Ben's parents catch him transforming into Swampfire. Seeing as he comes home with a black eye, they forbid him from using the Omnitrix ever again for fear of him getting hurt. With Gwen and Kevin on the trail of a Highbreed plot, Ben tries to sneak out of the house as Echo Echo. Once Ben's parents see that he disobeyed their orders, they do what they think is best for their son's protection and safety and ground him. His various attempts to aid his allies by phone and by computer only results in Ben being forced to tell his parents about Gwen helping him, resulting in her suffering the same fate as her cousin, and leaving Kevin alone to find out what the Highbreed are up to. Kevin manages to find out that the Highbreed are planning to use radioactive bat guano as a power source for a ?surprise? (the hyperspace jumpgate in Los Soledad). Having been captured, Kevin's trouble with the DNAliens results in Ben making a final attempt to persuade his parents to his cause, saying that if he does not help Kevin, it would be against everything they ever taught him, and so escapes as Humongousaur nonetheless. After a short battle aboard a small freighter carrying a rare isotope which the DNAliens plan on using, Ben's parents come to the rescue, with one of Grandpa Max's old Plumber guns, admitting that they are proud of Ben. They win the fight, and destroy the ship. They cancelled the punishment, apologized for the mistake, and say they understand what he needs to do.

Characters

Ben Tennyson, Kevin Levin, Gwen Tennyson, Raff, Sevenseven, Bandaged Warrior, Serena, Attea, Emperor Milleous, Bellicus, Attendants, Warriors

Credits

Directing

Director
Dan Riba

Producing

Producer
Glen Murakami (Supervising Producer)
Executive Producers
Mark Burton, Sam Register

Writing

Writer
Jim Krieg

Voices

Voice
Yuri Lowenthal (Ben Tennyson), Greg Cipes (Kevin Levin), Ashley Johnson (Gwen Tennyson), James Arnold Taylor (Raff, Attendant 1), Dee Bradley Baker (Sevenseven, Bandaged Warrior), Vicki Lewis (Serena), Tara Strong (Attea), Kevin Michael Richardson (Emperor Milleous, Warrior 1), Kevin Conroy (Bellicus, Warrior 2)

Crew

Creators
Man of Action, Joe Casey, Joe Kelly, Duncan Rouleau, Steven T. Seagle
Story Editor
Dwayne McDuffie
Storyboard Artist
Lesean Thomas
Dialog Editor
Tony Ostyn
Music Editor
Andy Sturmer
Music Mixers
Mark Mattson, Mako Sujishi
Casting Director
Andrea Romano
Voice Director
Andrea Romano
Recording Director
Andrea Romano
Sound Recording Engineer
Robert Serda
Recording Studio Manager
Karie Gima Pham
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Hargreaves
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Hargreaves
Visual Effects (Legion LLC)
Bruce Jurgens

Production notes

Talk about multiple personalities.... It's been five years since Ben last used the Omnitrix, but when Grandpa Max disappears, Ben must go hero again! Ben Tennyson was your everyday, average kid until he discovered a mysterious watch hidden in a meteorite that crashed on Earth. He soon learned that the supernatural watch allows him to transform into 10 different alien beings while keeping his kid personality. Now 15 as he again dons the Omnitrix to battle new enemies, he morphs into new alien life forms and discovers different powers and abilities.