# Ben 10 (2005)

> A ten-year-old boy who finds an alien device that lets him transform into ten different alien heroes sets out to protect the world while getting into superpowered mischief.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/tv/4459

## Facts

- Seasons: 4
- Episodes: 52
- Episode runtime: 22 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: animation, science fiction, action, adventure
- Created by: Duncan Rouleau, Joe Kelly, Joe Casey, Steven T. Seagle
- Network: Cartoon Network
- Cast: Tara Strong, Meagan Moore, Paul Eiding, Dee Bradley Baker, Steve Blum, Richard McGonagle, Jim Ward, Richard Steven Horvitz
- TMDB rating: 7.6/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0760437/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: simple
- Violence: mild
- Tone: playful, breezy, comedic, adventurous, upbeat

## What critics say

Audiences rate Ben 10 positively as a fast, fun kids' superhero animation with a memorable transformation gimmick and a consistent comedic tone.

## Synopsis

Ben 10 (2005-2008) is an American animated science fiction action comedy created by Duncan Rouleau, Joe Kelly, Joe Casey and Steven T. Seagle for Cartoon Network. Ten-year-old Ben Tennyson discovers a mysterious alien device, the Omnitrix, that lets him morph into ten different alien heroes, each with its own distinctive powers. Voiced by Tara Strong, Ben joins his cousin Gwen Tennyson (Meagan Moore) and their grandfather Grandpa Max (Paul Eiding) in a series that trades on the thrill of transformation. Ben wants to help others and stop evildoers, but he cannot resist a little superpowered mischief, and each episode builds around a new threat that tests his choices and his control of the powers. Running four seasons and fifty-two episodes of roughly twenty-two minutes each, it is a kids-oriented episodic adventure rather than one continuing story. Fans of Teen Titans, Kim Possible and Danny Phantom will find resonance in its bright, playful register, its boyish bravado and its steady stream of colorful alien action set in an ordinary American town.

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