The BEST episodes of Ben 10 (2016) season 1

Every episode of Ben 10 (2016) season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ben 10 (2016) season 1!

Ben Tennyson, his cousin Gwen, and Grandpa Max travel the country for summer vacation. When Ben finds the Omnitrix, a mysterious watch that transforms him into 10 different aliens, a world of extraterrestrial superpowers opens up before him.

Last Updated: 12/2/2024Network: Cartoon NetworkStatus: Ended
Omni-Tricked (2)
star
9.77
43 votes

#1 - Omni-Tricked (2)

Season 1 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/27/2017

As the Omnitrix is ​​still uncontrollable, Ben asks a mysterious friend of Max to repair it. But when three bounty hunters, Sixsix, Kraab, and Tetrax land to recover the watch, Ben has to try and fight them despite his current predicament. Air date from the UK

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Omni-Tricked (4)
star
9.63
41 votes

#2 - Omni-Tricked (4)

Season 1 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/27/2017

After his meeting with Vilgax, Ben continues to transform rapidly without stopping or be able to revert to human form. While Vilgax tries to take the energy of a volcano to recharge his ship and return home, Ben gets the idea to "update" the Omnitrix and thus save the planet from his enemy. But what did he do exactly? Air date from the UK

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Omni-Tricked (1)
star
9.45
44 votes

#3 - Omni-Tricked (1)

Season 1 - Episode 37 - Aired 5/27/2017

Ben's trip to Portland with his family is interrupted by the arrival of a brand new, eleventh alien, Gax, as he fights another one of Dr. Animo's monsters. But when the Omnitrix starts behaving strangely, Ben begins to transform from one alien to another without being able to stop. Air date from the UK

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Omni-Tricked (3)
star
9.36
45 votes

#4 - Omni-Tricked (3)

Season 1 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/27/2017

Ben heads far into the forest to prevent his unpredictable transformations from causing damage. Meanwhile, Vilgax, who seems to be the same species as Gax, lands nearby. The latter helps Ben discover his powers, but he quickly realizes that this new friend is in fact an opponent. Air date from the UK

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Recipe for Disaster
star
8.11
19 votes

#5 - Recipe for Disaster

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/2017

When Ben puts out a fire as Wildvine, a trio of alien chiefs decide to eat him for lunch. Air date from the UK

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Bad Penny
star
8.06
17 votes

#6 - Bad Penny

Season 1 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/13/2017

Ben hangs out with his weird former-babysitter named Penny when they arrive at a pig festival while Maurice and Sydney create a helium weapon for their next big heist. Air date from the UK

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Don't Let the Bass Drop
star
8.00
16 votes

#7 - Don't Let the Bass Drop

Season 1 - Episode 28 - Aired 12/4/2016

Gwen and Ben are excited to attend an Earth Day EDM concert in Portland until the show is hijacked by the sound/music/audio-manipulating villain, Lord Decibel. Air date from the UK

Directors: Nollan Obena
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Rustbucket RIP
star
7.92
13 votes

#8 - Rustbucket RIP

Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 10/29/2016

Ben finds a rare map in the historical village Oldeville. Billy Billions wants that map so he challenges Ben with his high-tech drones. Air date from the UK

Writer: Adam Pica
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Hole in 10
star
7.91
23 votes

#9 - Hole in 10

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/2017

While golfing, Ben must face a biker gang of mutated groundhogs. Air date from the UK

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Scared Silly
star
7.91
11 votes

#10 - Scared Silly

Season 1 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/7/2017

Ben needs to pretend that he is not scared when staying in a haunted hotel. Air date from the UK

Directors: Nollan Obena
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Don't Laze Me, Bro
star
7.82
17 votes

#11 - Don't Laze Me, Bro

Season 1 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/23/2017

When a new enemy causes Gwen and Max to become super-lazy, it's up to Ben to snap them out of it and finally get serious in order to put things back to normal. Air date from the UK

Directors: Nollan Obena
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Xingo
star
7.75
12 votes

#12 - Xingo

Season 1 - Episode 34 - Aired 2/20/2017

Ben's favorite cartoon character, Xingo, comes out of TV into the real world when Upgrade tampers with the TV satellite. Air date from the UK

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Steam is the Word
star
7.74
31 votes

#13 - Steam is the Word

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/26/2016

In the heart of Silicon Valley, Ben has to stop Victorian villain, Steam Smythe, from getting an incredible power source sealed in a Tesla time capsule. Air date from the UK and Australia

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Bright Lights, Black Hearts
star
7.71
21 votes

#14 - Bright Lights, Black Hearts

Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/14/2017

Ben, Gwen and Max stop by the graveyard set of a movie, The Unalivers. Before long, Ben discovers its leading role, Michael Morningstar, is a energy-absorbing vampire. Air date from the UK

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Adventures in Babysitting
star
7.70
33 votes

#15 - Adventures in Babysitting

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/19/2016

Gwen, Ben and Max encounter a family who are kind of their mirror selves. Air date from Australia

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Drive You Crazy
star
7.67
21 votes

#16 - Drive You Crazy

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/2017

Ben and Gwen decide to race against LaGrange when he crashes a race. Air date from the UK

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Cutting Corners
star
7.64
11 votes

#17 - Cutting Corners

Season 1 - Episode 33 - Aired 12/3/2016

Ben wants to earn some money by mowing Bob's lawn. He rebuilds the lawnmower into a super fast-mowing machine, but in doing so he angers the little stubborn gnome neighbors. Air date from the UK

Directors: Nollan Obena
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Take 10
star
7.59
41 votes

#18 - Take 10

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/15/2016

While trying to film his own indie film, Ben accidentally allows the Bug Gang to go free and when he takes the fight to their hidden lair, Ben has to take on their narcissistic leader - the Ant Queen. Air date from the UK

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Freaky Gwen Ben
star
7.50
22 votes

#19 - Freaky Gwen Ben

Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 10/1/2016

When Ben interferes with malicious magician Hex's quest for the earth-moving Titan Gloves at a swap meet, he switches bodies with Gwen forcing him to walk a mile in her shoes and vice-versa! Air date from Australia

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Max to the Max
star
7.47
17 votes

#20 - Max to the Max

Season 1 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/14/2017

When Maurice and Sydney accidentally split Max into 100 dumb clones of himself, Ben must find a way to switch him back without getting divided as well, while Gwen is forced to babysit the Maxes. Air date from the UK

Directors: Nollan Obena
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Riding the Storm Out
star
7.46
67 votes

#21 - Riding the Storm Out

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/2016

Ben and Gwen's camping trip is interrupted by the emotionless Weatherheads - Gust-o, Hail-o, & Shock-o - but a malfunctioning Omnitrix firing out a mishmash of aliens may not be the forecast for success. Air date from Australia

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Growing Pains
star
7.38
50 votes

#22 - Growing Pains

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/12/2016

Ben and Gwen are turned into babies by a weird nanny who wants to turn the world into a day care. Air date from the UK

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Brief Career of Lucky Girl
star
7.33
45 votes

#23 - Brief Career of Lucky Girl

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/5/2016

When a wizard cos player gets his hands on a real magic wand at Comic Con, Ben enlists the help of Gwen (as Lucky Girl) to help stop Hex from retrieving it by tricking the wicked warlock into thinking she is a possessor of powerful magic herself. Air date from Australia

Writer: Ed Valentine
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Shhh!
star
7.32
38 votes

#24 - Shhh!

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/29/2016

While chilling at a monastery with a no-noise policy, Ben can't keep quiet and accidentally awakens a dangerous Dragon hidden in a secret chamber below the hallowed halls - a job that might be too much for even Diamondhead. Air date from Australia

Writer: Dan Marmor
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The Filth
star
7.30
141 votes

#25 - The Filth

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2016

Ben is tasked with cleaning the Rust Bucket, but when he is tricked into letting the villainous and vile Fly Guys steal it, he must chase them down before they create an unstoppable maggot monster. Air date from Australia

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