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Ben 10

Don't Drink the Water

Season 4, Episode 3, Aired Jul 26, 2007

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After being in contact with water from the Fountain of Youth, Grandpa Max is reverted to being a kid again and Ben is back to being four years old. Now, Gwen is left to take care of them while stopping Hex from finding the fountain's source. Can she handle their actions and still be able to stop Hex, or is it too much for her to handle?moreless

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GUEST STAR
Tara Strong

Toddler Ben
GUEST STAR
Kari Wahlgren

Charmcaster/Toddler Hex
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Khary Payton

Hex

Steven Jay Blum

Baby Four Arms/Smaller Heat Blast
Paul Eiding

Max Tennyson
Fred Tatasciore

Cannon Bolt
Tara Strong

Ben Tennyson
Meagan Smith

Gwen Tennyson
Dee Bradley Baker

Stinkyfly/Wildpup

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Ben, Gwen and Grandpa Max battle Hex for control of the Fountain of Youth.

8.9

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By earthpeople, Jun 10, 2008

Funny, funny, funny! I caught this episode via Cartoon Network on Demand, and it is hilarious. It doesn't do anything original with the old characters-revert-to-a-younger(or older)-age scenario, but it sure is entertaining. Ben teasing Grandpa about his age, the young Max teasing Gwen, toddler Ben in a carseat--these are classic "Ben 10" bits. You can quibble over the fact that some of the events taking place here defy the series' logic. For example, the Ominitrix transforms the ten-year-old Ben into seemingly adult aliens. Yet, when he is de-aged by the fountain's water, the Omnitrix transforms him into baby aliens. If the Omnitrix is limited by the age of its wearer, wouldn't ten-year-old Ben become child aliens rather that adult aliens? And why does the fountain's guardian, charged with protecting it from the rest of the world, fill a carnival dunk tank with the magic water? But honestly, I was too busy laughing to ponder such things.moreless
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By tenn99_23, Mar 26, 2008

Growing weak with old age, Hex is seeking out something to make him stay young. At the same time, Max is having difficulties with his aging body, so he decides to impress his grandkids at a fair to show them he's not as elderly as he seems. At the dunking game Max challenged them to, he and Ben both get splashed, unaware that the water is from the Fountain of Youth. Max regresses into a ten-year-old while Ben becomes a four-year-old. The booth's owner is the guardian of the fountain, having been charged to do so by Juan Ponce de Len 400 years previous. Hex manages to force the man into revealing the location of the fountain, which he uses to become young again. However, Ben uses Heatblast to vaporize the fountain, in the process exposing Hex to enough of the water to turn him into an infant. With the fountain gone, the man reveals that the effects of the water will wear off without constant exposure. Meanwhile, Charmcaster finds her infant uncle and enjoys taunting him at his expense.moreless
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Greatest Ben 10 episode ever!

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By perualonso1, Nov 11, 2007

At first, when I've heard about this episode, I decided to avoid watching this episode. But when I saw it on a second rerun, I felt it wasn't so bad after all. Don't get me wrong. I actually liked that episode. In fact, it was great seeing Grandpa Max when he was Ben's age. What else made me like this episode was when Ben became four years old. He was so cute! Because of this, he went WildPup (a younger version of WildMutt), and StinkyFly (a younger version of StinkFly). This episode is so great I could watch it again and again. I give it 10 out of 10.moreless
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Best episode eva!

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By Meerkat_manor_2, Oct 19, 2007

I loved this episode. 4 year old Ben was so cute. He's like "Goin' Hewo... uh, Hero." I was dieing with that. And Ben in the Carseat was PRICELESS! I always wanted them to mak an episode like that. Who agree's with me c'mon! It was the best episode Eva!!!!! But i would have really liked to see what 4 year old Greymatter would look like. Maybe so small you couldn't even see him. Lol. But I really liked wildpup. He was like the best. But stiknyfly was cool too. That was funny. But other than that I think Ben in the carseat was the finniest.moreless
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Grandpa Max and Ben become younger when they accidentally drink from the Fountain of Youth.

9.6

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By trm6, Aug 06, 2007

I'm not going to lie: I have been really disappointed with the past few Ben 10 episodes. This one finally broke the streak though. It was really good. I felt sorry for Grandpa Max when Ben kept making fun of him because he was old. It was funny seeing Young Max and Ben playing video games and tag and annoying Gwen. It was even funnier seeing Ben as a four year old. He was cute though. Especially his aliens. I would have liked to see XLR8 younger though. That would have been funny. This episode had a lot of humor in it, like when Ben was throwing fits because he was younger and when Gwen was making fun of him. Overall, this was a pretty good episode.moreless
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- The guardian of the fountain said the effects wear off if you don't keep drinking the water, so shouldn't Hex have revert back to normal age by the time Charmcaster found him?
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- Gwen told Ben how they drained Hex and Charmcaster of their powers in "Tough Luck", but why would she think that when she can clearly see that Hex was also using his powers. Also, didn't she forget Charmcaster still had her powers in "A Change of Face"?
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- Look Closely: After young Max said, "Never realized she was such a spoiled sport" to Gwen and Ben, the ice cream cone in his hand vanishes.
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- Captions Tidbit: When Young Max is talking about his ice cream, the closed captioning shows Ben saying it.
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- Look Closely/Pay Attention: How was Charmcaster able to find Hex? She didn't know about Hex's plan, and she's supposed to be in jail.
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- No adequate reason is ever given as to why the Fountain's guardian would fill a midway dunking booth with its water.
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- Pay Attention: When Grandpa Max becomes young, he has to use Ben's clothes since his are too big. However, when Ben becomes young, his clothes fit him perfectly. But this may have something to do with the Omnitrix.
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- Baby Hex: I'm still all powerful! Charmcaster: Sure you are. Baby Hex: Put me down, Charmcaster! Charmcaster: Gee, Uncle Hex, something tells me I'll be giving the orders from now on.
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- Gwen: (to Young Ben) Even if you went Heat Blast to melt Hex, he'd just blow you out like you were a birthday candle. Ben: Oh, yeah? (turns into Heat Blast)
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- Ben: (sitting in the car seat) This is so uncool!
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- Ben: (looking at Young Max) You're like me! Gwen: That's scary.
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- Grandpa Max: (reading the plaque) Why do the words have to be so small? Ben: Well, Grandpa, if you can't read the words, then maybe we should get you a magnifying glass. Or a telescope!
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- Young Max: Forget watching what I eat anymore. Look, I got rocky road, mint chip, and chunka-hunka bubble--real pieces of bubble gum in ever bite. See? (blows a bubble, it bursts in Gwen's face) Gwen: Ugh! Young Max: (laughs)
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- Gwen: (looking though her spell book) Nope. Won't work. Wrong spell. Only applies to armadillos?
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- (Ben turns into a four-year-old) Young Ben: This is not funny. Gwen: I always knew I was more mature than you.
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- (Ben and Grandpa are back to normal age and are about to board the RV, Ben opens the door) Gwen: Age before ugly!
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- Gwen: The one thing about old people is they don't want to be reminded they're old. Ben: I wouldn't worry about Grandpa getting mad at me for saying stuff like that. Gwen: And why is that? Ben: 'Cause he can't hear me over your nagging. (points his water gun at her) I got you beat! Grandpa Max: I heard that! What do you mean I have lead feet? Ben: (to Gwen) Told ya! (squirts water in her face)
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- Gwen: Great, just who we need - Wildpup. What are you gonna do to it, lick it to death?
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- Gwen: We have to turn you back. I'm getting my spell book. Young Max: Wait. No aches, no pains - I want to enjoy this for a while. Gwen: Hello, Hex is on the loose, and he's after something that sounds mega-important! Young Max: Never realized she was such a spoiled sport. Ben: Tell me about it.
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- Young Ben: My feet hurt. I don't want to walk anymore. I'm tired! Gwen: Stop being such a baby. Oops, you can't!
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- Young Ben: Going hewo... uh, hero! (transforms into Wildpup)
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- This is the first and only time we have seen Ben, Grandpa Max, and Hex as children.
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- In the pre-opening scene, Hex refers to Gwen as Lucky Girl, the superhero name she adopted in the season one episode by the same name.
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- As of now, every episode with Hex in it, Wildmutt and Four Arms are always used.
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- Stinkyfly and Ben 10,000's Stinkfly had visible pupils, but Ben 10's version of Stinkfly does not.
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- Apparently, the Omnitrix's aliens (and appearance) are all depending on the Omnitrix's wearer's age. Since Ben was 4 years old in this episode, his aliens were younger and smaller with different powers (Stinkyfly, for example). This could possibly explain why the aliens looked so different from "Ben 10,000", it follows the wearer's age and their "evolutionary" stages.
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- Apparently Max was very agile as a kid; during the fight with the plant monsters, he was seen doing flips and long leaps to avoid the plants.
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- Grandpa Max has reading glasses.
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- Apparently, even four-year-old Tetramands (Four Arms) have immense strength.
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- Towards the end, the Fountain Guardian points out that a person must drink from the fountain regularly to retain the youth (which is proven when Ben and Max change back). Going by this, it is safe to assume that the Guardian will revert to his proper age (400+ years old) and not make any future appearances, as he will be dead.
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- Apparently, if Heat Blast is enraged enough, he can go "supernova."
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- Alien Form(s) Used: 1) Cannon Bolt. 2) Four Arms. 3) Wildmutt. 4) Stinkfly. 5) Heat Blast.
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- Charmcaster appears at the end of the episode, retrieving baby Hex.
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- According to Gwen, Ben was four years old, and Grandpa Max was ten.
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- Main Villain(s): Hex.
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- Ben's alien forms are changed in accordance with his age loss.
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- This is the third and final appearance of Hex.
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ALLUSIONS (2)
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- Evil Plants: Jimmy Neutron The plants Hex bewitched to make alive and prevent the Tennysons from interfering looked exactly like the giant crabgrass from the Jimmy Neutron episode "The Feud."
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- Episode Title: Don't Drink the Water This episode's title is a take on a movie by the same name.
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