Ben 10 (2005 TV series)

This article is about the original 2005 series, for the 2016 reboot, see Ben 10 (2016 TV series).

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Format	Animated Series
Genre	Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Science-Fiction
Creator	Man of Action
Distributor(s)	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Runtime	22 minutes 71 minutes (Secret of the Omnitrix)
Production
No. of seasons 4
No. of episodes 52
Longevity
Premiere December 27, 2005 (sneak peek) January 13, 2006 (series premiere)
Finale April 15, 2008
Status Ended

Ben 10 is an American 2005 Cartoon Network first original classic comedy adventure fantasy action science-fiction traditional-animated television series created by the group Man of Action and produced by Cartoon Network Studios. The pilot episode And Then There Were 10, aired on December 27, 2005 United States, as part of a sneak peek of Cartoon Network's Saturday morning lineup. The show would later premiere on Cartoon Network on January 13, 2006 in the United States of America and March 4, 2006 in the United Kingdom.

This series was followed-up by three sequel series: Ben 10: Alien Force, Ben 10: Ultimate Alien, Ben 10: Omniverse, and a reboot series.

Plot

Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson, his ten-year-old paternal first-cousin Gwen, and their paternal Grandpa Max start their summer camping trip. Ben goes stomping off into the woods after another fight with Gwen, whom he is not happy to have along on the trip, and finds an alien pod on the ground. When he examines it, he finds a mysterious, watch-like device, called the Omnitrix. The device attaches permanently to his wrist and gives him the ability to transform into a numerous variety of alien life-forms, each with their own unique powers and abilities. Although Ben realizes that he has a responsibility to help and save others with these new abilities at his disposal, he is not above a little ten-year-old super-powered mischief now and then. Along with Gwen and Max, Ben embarks on an adventure to fight evil, both extraterrestrial and earthly. Ben has faced lots of villains including villains fighting together in a team or a partner once Vilgax and Kevin 11 fought Ben.

Series overview

Season:	episodes:	premiere:	finale:
1	13	December 27th, 2005	March 25th, 2006
2	13	May 29th, 2006	October 9th, 2006
3	13	December 2nd, 2006	April 14th, 2007
4	13	August 10th, 2007	April 15th, 2008
Shorts	10	July 14th, 2007	July 8th, 2008

Episodes

Ben 10 lasted for 4 seasons with a total of 52 episodes. 10 shorts were also aired.

Characters

Main Characters

• Ben Tennyson
• Gwen Tennyson
• Max Tennyson

Supporting Characters

• Tetrax Shard
• Plumbers
• Lt. Steel
• Technorg
• Edwin Grand Smith
• Xylene
• Ben 10,000
• Wes Green
• Kai Green
• Gluto
• Myaxx
• Azmuth

Omnitrix Aliens

Original

• Heatblast
• Wildmutt
• Diamondhead
• XLR8
• Grey Matter
• Four Arms
• Stinkfly
• Ripjaws
• Upgrade
• Ghostfreak (escaped, later regained)

Additional

• Cannonbolt
• Wildvine
• Blitzwolfer
• Snare-oh
• Frankenstrike
• Upchuck
• Ditto
• Eye Guy
• Way Big

Future Aliens

• Spitter
• Buzzshock
• Articguana

Future Aliens Mentioned

• Atomix
• Snakepit
• Sandbox
• Shellhead
• Toepick

Combinations

• Stink Arms
• Diamondmatter
• Heatjaws

Villains

• Vilgax
• Dr. Animo
• Sixsix
• Kevin 11
• Rojo
• Zombozo
• Acid Breath
• Frightwig
• Thumbskull
• Hex
• Enoch
• Forever Knights
• Clancy
• Charmcaster
• Zs'Skayr
• Werewolf
• Mummy
• Dr. Vicktor
• Sublimino
• Driscoll

  

Video Games

• Ben 10: Protector of Earth

Home Media

DVD releases:

• The Complete Season 1 (February 6th, 2007)
• The Complete Season 2 (September 10th, 2007)
• The Complete Season 3 (March 4th, 2008)
• The Complete Season 4 (August 5th, 2008)

Digital releases

All 4 seasons are available to watch on iTunes and Amazon Prime.

The series was released on HBO Max on May 27th, 2020, released on Netflix in the United States on June 2023, and was available on Max from May 2023 to May 2024.

Ben 10 (2005) was made available entirely for free on the Cartoon Network app on July 2024.

Movies

• Ben 10: Race Against Time
• Ben 10: Secret of The Omnitrix
• Ben 10: Destroy All Aliens

Theme Song

The theme song of Ben 10 was sung by Moxy. In the First and Second Season Ghostfreak was the ninth alien in the theme song. Cannonbolt replaced Ghostfreak as the ninth alien in the Third and Fourth Season.

Lyrics

It started when an alien device did what it did,
And stuck itself upon his wrist with secrets that it hid,
Now he's got super powers, he's no ordinary kid,
He's Ben 10!.... (Ben 10! Ben 10!)

So if you see him, you might be in for a big surprise,
He'll turn into an alien before your very eyes,
He's slimy, creepy, fast and strong, he's every shape and size,
He's Ben 10!.... (Ben 10!)

Armed with power, he's on the case,
Fighting off evil from Earth or space,
He'll never stop till he makes them pay,
'Cause he's the baddest kid to ever save the day!
Ben 10! (Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10! Ben 10!)

Trivia

• Steven E. Gordon worked on a very early version of the show, his concept work reveals that Ben Tennyson was originally going to be a red headed young boy. Gordon also has early designs of the Omnitrix which look more like a watch than the final version, as well different designs and names for the alien transformations.
• Recurring lines in the series are: "Oh man!" and "It's hero time!".
• Ghostfreak was replaced by Cannonbolt in the theme song from season 2 onwards, due to his escape.
• A remixed version of the theme was played in Ben 10: Race Against Time.
• In Norway, Sweden and Denmark, episode 22 and 23, 24 and 25, and 27 and 28 switched places.
• In the latest reruns, the theme song has been shortened (except, for some reason, in the episodes The Negative 10: Part 1 and 2). The current airings on Boomerang have now gone back to the original theme song's length.
• In Poland, episodes 52, 51 and 50 were switched in airing.
• In Heroes United, Rex makes his own theme song similar to the Ben 10 theme song.
• On iTunes the icons of each season include the following aliens: Season 1 - Ben (with Four Arms icon), Season 2 - Cannonbolt, Season 3 - Benwolf, Season 4 - Perk Upchuck (varies to Ditto on DVD).
• The three part TV movie, Secret of the Omnitrix, is on different formats on some video platforms. iTunes, Amazon Prime, and Netflix all have the original full length version, the Cartoon Network app has the split part version, which was also on HBO Max.
• This was the last Cartoon Network series to premiere during the CN City Era.
• The series was acknowledged in the Cartoon Network 30th Anniversary video in October 2022.
• Ben 10 (2005) was originally planned to be featured in the 2009 MMO online game, Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall, However, as the game ended being fully developed, the series already ended, and because of that, they decided to use the franchise's second installment, Ben 10: Alien Force, to be represented in the game instead.
• There are some episodes of the series that are in a different order in production order despite taking place chronologically in broadcast order.
  • The second episode, Washington B.C., is the first episode in production order despite taking place after And Then There Were Ten.
  • The two part episode, Ben 10 vs. the Negative 10, is the final episode in production order despite taking place before Goodbye and Good Riddance.

Gallery

HBO Max cover

Volume 4 Apple TV cover

The Complete Season 1 DVD

The Complete Season 2 DVD

The Complete Season 3 DVD

Season 2 Volume 1 Latin America DVD

Season 1 iTunes cover

Season 2 iTunes cover

Season 3 iTunes cover

Season 4 iTunes cover

Protector of Earth Wii cover

Protector of Earth Nintendo DS cover

The Complete Series box set

Upgrade Action figure

Ben Tennyson figure

Omnitrix toy

Ben's model from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL

Ben's Galactic Enforcers costume from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion Xl

Ben Tennyson Toonix

Four Arms Toonix

Pocket Library

Superhero storybook Collection

Sticker Action book

Horizontal HBO Max cover

100 piece jigsaw puzzle

Lunch box

Hexagon lunch box

Secret of the Omnitrix DVD

Secret of the Omnitrix Australian DVD

Protector of Earth PSP cover

Protector of Earth PS2 cover

Protector of Earth Nintendo DS game card

Protector of Earth Wii game disc

Disc 1 of The Complete Season 1 DVD set

Disc 2 of The Complete Season 1 DVD set

The Complete Season 4 DVD set

The Hero Collection- Four Arms DVD

YouTube thumbnail of Kevin 11 on the official Cartoon Network YouTube channel

Cannonbolt action figure

Wildmutt action figure

Protector of Earth PS2 game disc

Protector of Earth PSP game disc

Now/Then icon of Ben Tennyson from the City era

2009 calendar

Volume 4 of Storybooks

Ben 10,000 DVD from the UK

Sticker Action book

Sticker Paradise

Activity Book with 1,000 stickers

Ben's Now/Then icon from the Yes! era

Toonix of Heatblast

Ben's unused icon from FusionFall

Gwen's unused icon from FusionFall

Noods version of Gwen

3D sticker

Upchuck Action Figure

Horizontal Netflix cover

Special Edition volume 1 Australia DVD

Special edition Volume 2 Australia DVD

Ben's icon from Cartoon Network: Punch Time Explosion XL

Ben's original 2005 iteration as early artwork for his appearance in FusionFall

Gwen's original 2005 iteration as early artwork for her appearance in FusionFall

Cartoon Network app icon

See Also

• Ben 10 at Cartoon Network.com

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