List of Ben 10: Alien Force episodes

This is a list of episodes in the American animated television series Ben 10: Alien Force. A total of 26 episodes have been produced, the first thirteen of which have been revealed. The first episode of the series set a record as the most-watched original series premiere in Cartoon Network history among various young age groups according to preliminary data from Nielsen Media Research. The one-hour premiere also scored as the highest-rated telecast of the day on both cable and broadcast among similar age groups.

Episode list

Season 1: 2008

EP#	Title	Airdate	Prod. code
1	"Ben 10 Returns: Part 1"	April 18, 2008	101
After Grandpa Max disappears, Ben and Gwen decide to finish his last job while searching for him. Magister, Max's alien partner, guides them to an arms trade between the Forever Knights and the DNAliens, brokered by Kevin Levin. Kevin is captured, but the Forever Knights escape with one of the weapons crates. Kevin, having not been paid, leads them to the Forever Knights' hideout, where they encounter a robotic dragon.
2	"Ben 10 Returns: Part 2"	April 18, 2008	102
Fleeing from the dragon, the group runs into an army of Forever Knights. In the ensuing confrontation, Magister is killed when he saves Kevin's life, and Kevin joins Ben and Gwen on their search for Max to repay that debt. After Ben, Gwen and Kevin track the weapons to a secret underground base, they discover an army of aliens, led by the Highbreed commander. Annoyed at being discovered, the Highbreed commander orders the termination of all life within a five-mile radius to eliminate any witnesses. In Ben's successful efforts to stop the commander, he learns that any damage he receives while transformed is inflicted upon his human form as well.
3	"Everybody Talks About the Weather"	April 26, 2008	103
The authorities arrest a half-human, half-Pyronite boy named Alan for arson and criminal damage. Alan is wearing a Plumber's badge, which the local sheriff triggers when he confiscates it. The badge signals Magister's badge, which leads Ben, Kevin and Gwen to Alan. After a battle with Alan, Ben discovers that the DNAliens are responsible for the damage, having built a weather machine in the field. With Alan's help, Ben destroys the machine, and afterwards Alan offers to aid them whenever they need it.
4	"Kevin's Big Score"	May 3, 2008	104
Just when Ben and Gwen start to trust Kevin, he runs off with the Rustbucket in hopes of trading it for alien technology. However, he is double-crossed by one of his old contacts and the Rustbucket is stolen. Before he can get it back, it is stripped for parts. Having been told that Vulkanus -- who he had double-crossed years ago -- is in possession of the alien device he seeks, Kevin tries to make a deal. Still bitter, Vulkanus has Kevin absorb a rare alien crystal, planning to use him as a living gem mine. He is rescued by Ben and Gwen and afterward reveals that the item he sought is a holo-viewer with another message from Grandpa Max, telling Ben that he will need to recruit a team.
5	"All That Glitters"	May 10, 2008	105
Ben, Gwen, and Kevin set out to locate the other Plumbers to recruit new members, and the first one on their list is a boy named Mike Morningstar. While Ben and Gwen are quick to trust him, Kevin remains suspicious, particularly after they are attacked by a group of zombified school girls at the local power plant. Kevin's suspicions turn out to be valid, as it is Mike who is making the zombies, draining them of their lifeforce then commanding them to collect more power for him. When he does this to Gwen, he becomes nearly unstoppable, but Gwen is able to come to her senses and drains Mike's power in return, leaving him withered and powerless.
6	"Max Out"	May 17, 2008	106
Gwen's older brother, Ken, is missing and Gwen asks for Ben and Kevin's help to find him. In their search, the gang stumbles upon a Highbreed base that manufactures Xenocytes: facehugger-like parasites that mutate humans into DNAliens. Ken has been infected by one of the Xenocytes, but Ben is able to remove it with the help of the now-talking Omnitrix. With Ken in tow, the gang finds Grandpa Max inside the base. He explains that the Xenocyte eggs will be shipped across the country, and asks the gang to destroy them. While they comply, he sets about destroying the factory while searching for the egg-laying machine. The gang finds Max locked in battle with a Highbreed commander upon their return. In an act of self-sacrifice, Max uses a unfocused Null Void warp projector to destroy the Highbreed base. With his last words, he tells Ben to "Take it from here". In the aftermath, a group of disguised DNAliens are shown gathering surviving Xenocytes from the wreckage of the base.
7	"Pier Pressure"	May 31, 2008	107
Ben goes on a date with Julie at the local fair, but it is ruined when a dog-like Galvanic Mechomorph named Ship (Similar to Upgrade, one of Ben's old aliens) takes control of the rides and kidnaps Julie. Ship kidnaps Julie, and Ben must rush to save her, accidentally revealing his secret to her. Julie, however, finds Ben's secret impressive, and assures him his powers are unique. Ship manages to lead Ben back to his ship, where its wounded parent is trapped. After freeing the Galvanic Mechomorph, it decides to leave Ship with Ben. On their walk home, Ship takes off after a passing truck.
8	"What Are Little Girls Made Of?"	June 7, 2008	108
Gwen learns where her powers come from when she meets her alien grandmother Verdona. Verdona offers to take Gwen back to her home planet, where she can learn to fully control her powers. When Gwen refuses, Verdona decides to destroy Gwen's body, releasing the energy being inside. After a short battle, Gwen firmly tells Verdona that she wants to stay on Earth and stay the way she is. Verdona accepts this and leaves, though she promises to check up on Gwen occasionally.
9	"The Gauntlet"	June 14, 2008	109
After Ben stands up to JT and Cash, making a fool out of Cash in the process, the two decide to wreck Kevin's car to repair their reputation. After pushing it down a cliff, the trunk is knocked open, and they make off with a laser-firing glove from a robot the group had defeated the previous night. When Cash puts the glove on, it begins to reform into the original robot around his body, compelling him to fight Ben after first defeating Kevin. Using Chromastone, Ben is able to overpower Cash, and JT manages to convince Cash to fight the robot's influence, reverting it back into the glove. JT reconciles with Ben and walks away with Cash. After that, Gwen realizes they forgot about something, with the episode comically ending by revealing that they left Kevin in JT and Cash's hideout.
10	"Paradox"	July 5, 2008	110
A creature is roaming around an abandoned town, aging everything it touches at an accelerated rate. When Ben, Gwen, and Kevin investigate, they meet Paradox, a scientist from the 1950s who was sucked into the event horizon of his time-travel experiment. Displaced from time and space, Paradox has existed for 100,000 years and is able to move through time at will. However, the same mistake that rendered him ageless created the creature they seek. Ben realizes that the creature is not acting like a monster, but a confused person, and has Paradox take them back to the day of the accident. There, Ben rescues Paradox's assistant, nullifying the creature's existence. In the present, the now old assistant joins Paradox in exploring time and space.
11	"Be-Knighted"	July 12, 2008	111
When the Forever Knights find themselves unable to capture an escaped dragon, Ben tries to help, but ends up conflicted when he hears both sides of the story.
12	"Plumber's Helpers"	July 19, 2008	112
A pair of rogue plumbers kidnap Kevin, believing him to be an alien.
13	"X Equals Ben Plus 2"	TBA	113
An alien emperor plans to destroy the Earth for kidnapping his daughter. In order to save the planet, Ben must uncover the secret of Alien X.

See also

• List of Ben 10 episodes
• Ben 10: Alien Force

External links

• "Ben 10: Alien Force - Cartoon Network".
• Ben 10: Alien Force at IMDb
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