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Pet Project is the twenty-first episode of the first season of Ben 10: Alien Force, and the twenty-first episode overall.

Synopsis

Ben and company must rescue the shape-shifting, dog-like alien, Ship, from the Forever Knights.^{[CN 1]}

Plot

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The Forever Knights' scientist, Dr. Joseph Chadwick, sends Sir Morton to kidnap Ship from Julie so that the Forever Knights can use him to mass-produce a fleet of interstellar spacecraft. They then plan to use that fleet to attack the homeworld of the alien Mapmaker that escaped them. The scene shifts to Ship knocking on Julie's back door. When she opens it, she greets it warmly and asks him to show some tricks, to which he does a few and damages Julie's backyard. Suddenly there is car honking and she says bye to Ship and rushes out and gets in Kevin's car. Gwen asks her if she is ready, to which she shows some gift cards and both the girls screech,earning a comment from Kevin,to which both Gwen and Julie retort back. As they move Ship chases after them and gets attached to Kevin's car unknown to them. As they drive to the mall, Gwen asks Julie about Ben, to which she replies that he is doing homework, while Kevin suspiciously asks whether he is doing homework on a saturday and his suspicion is proven when the scene shifts to Ben, watching a movie called "Brain Stealers From Outer Space". Both Gwen and Julie are chatting when Kevin notices some lasers firing at them. Gwen calls Ben, who transforms into Jetray and starts flying towards their location. After a battle, Sir Morton captures ship and sets off, severely damaging Kevin's car. Ben reaches and the scene shifts to Kevin's car being towed and an argument between Ben and Julie about the latter keeping Ship as a pet. The scene shifts to all of them waiting for Kevin to repair his car in his garage. Julie spots an English estate for sale in a newspaper and suspects the Forever Knights might be there. Meanwhile Chadwick inserts an machine to Ship, making him comply to all of his orders. The team sets off to there and starts battling the Forever Knights. Though Chadwick is using a control device to make Ship obey him, Julie is able to convince Ship to resist. The Forever Knights' stronghold is destroyed, and the group now has access to a spaceship since Ship can transform into the vehicle the Forever Knights had hoped to mass-produce. The episode ends with Ship reuniting with Julie. Kevin suggests using him for space operations and Julie agrees if the team helps take care of and play with him. Ben asks to play catch and asks for a ball and Ship turns into a ball and jumps on him.

Noteworthy Events

Major Events

• Ben learns that Julie is keeping Ship as her pet.

Character Debuts

• Dr. Joseph Chadwick
• Sir Morton
• Brad
• Alien
• Ingenue

Location Debuts

• Lancelot Lake Estates
• Julie's House

Characters

Main Characters

• Alien Force
  • Ben Tennyson
  • Gwen Tennyson
  • Kevin Levin

Supporting Characters

• Julie Yamamoto
• Ship

Antagonists

• Forever Knights
  • Dr. Joseph Chadwick (first appearance)
  • Sir Morton (first appearance)

Other Characters

• Squire (on slideshow presentation)
• Mapmaker (on slideshow presentation)
• Sir Connor (on slideshow presentation)
• Brad (first appearance; on TV show presentation)
• Alien (first appearance; on TV show presentation)
• Ingenue (first appearance; on TV show presentation)

Transformations

• Humungousaur (on slideshow presentation)
• Jetray
• Swampfire

Locations

• Bellwood
  • Lancelot Lake Estates (first appearance)
  • Julie's House (first appearance)
  • Ben's House
  • Kevin's Mother's House

Quotes

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Kevin: Okay. Now, no shrieking in the car. Gwen: No promises. Sometimes we are going to shriek. Julie: Yeah, like you and Ben do when you're watching football. Kevin: We do not shriek! (realized he had shrieked, lowers his voice) Uh, we shriek.

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Kevin: That guy is so paying for a new paint job! Gwen: Is that all you can think about? Your car? Kevin: No. Sometimes I think about food.

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Ben: We're not talking because? Julie: Because I am upset with you, for being upset with me about Ship. Ben: Julie, we aren't talking about a poodle from the local pound. You don't know what you're dealing with. Julie: Yes I do. I'm dealing with a person who is incredibly mean to poor little Ship, and who obviously does not trust me! Ben: This isn't about trust, it's--(stops and sees Kevin and Gwen staring at him from the from seat) You...mind if we discuss this later? Julie: (looks away)

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Kevin: Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it! (frantically) Julie: No, Ben, no! Kevin: Now, Ben, now! (with Gwen still in his arms)

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Kevin: What was that! Swampfire: A compromise

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Ben: This like that movie I was watching! Brain stealers from- (Julie cuts him off) Julie: I thought you were doing homework! (Kevin and Gwen exchange amused glances and shake their heads) Ben: Could we discuss this later?

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Swampfire: (mimicking Kevin) Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it? Kevin: (defensively) It was a suggestion!

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Naming and Translations

Language	Name	Origin
French	Projet "Animal"	Project "Animal"
Hungarian	Kisállat Projekt	Pet Project
Polish	Statek	Ship
Portuguese (Br)	Projeto Mascote	Pet Project
Spanish (HA)	Proyecto Mascota	Pet Project
Spanish (Spain)	Proyecto Mascota	Pet Project
Turkish	Evcil Hayvan Projesi	Pet Project

Cast

Voice Actor	Role(s)
Yuri Lowenthal	Ben Tennyson Brad
Ashley Johnson	Gwen Tennyson
Greg Cipes	Kevin Levin Alien
Dee Bradley Baker	Jetray Swampfire Driver
Vyvan Pham	Julie Yamamoto Ship Ingenue
Kevin Michael Richardson	Sir Morton Battle Mode Ship Forever Knight #1 TV Narrator
Tim Curry	Dr. Joseph Chadwick Forever Knight #2

Continuity

• Dr. Chadwick recalls the events of Be-Knighted when he makes his speech in front of the Forever Knights.

Allusions

• Gwen says "McDuffie's is having a going out of business sale". This is a reference to Dwayne McDuffie, the story editor of Alien Force.

Errors

• The closed captions on the Ben 10 Alien Force: Volume 5 DVD misspell "McDuffie's" as "McDuffy's".
• Jetray and Swampfire's holograms are drawn incorrectly. Furthermore, Swampfire's hologram faces away from Ben.
• In one shot, Jetray is missing his stripes and his Omnitrix symbol is completely black.
• Kevin's car receives damage from the fight with Sir Morton, but the car doesn't look damaged until after he leaves.
• In Pier Pressure, in order for Ship to transform into a machine or vehicle, he had to enter it first. In this episode, he automatically turns into a massive spaceship.
• When Ship reverts to his normal form, Swampfire's face is green.
• When Gwen gets knocked out after fighting Ship and Kevin checks up on her, they are to Swampfire's right. When they approach him moments later, they come from in front of him.

Trivia

• According to Kevin, this episode takes place on a Saturday.
• Ship is able to transform into any machine wherever he is. However, when Ben transformed into Upgrade, he could only take control of machinery by covering it with his body, and could never completely transform into the object. This is due to Ben's incomplete transformation into the fully mechanical Galvanic Mechamorph.^{[pop-up 1][1]}
• The date each version of the script was completed is:
  • First draft: January 12, 2008.^{[script 1]}
  • Second draft: February 10, 2008.^{[script 2]}
  • Final numbered draft: February 19, 2008.^{[script 2]}
  • As-broadcast: October 9, 2008.^{[script 2]}
• In the first draft of the script:^{[script 1]}
  • Julie's concept surname, Takamura, is used.
  • Julie has one gift card instead of several.
  • The Antarian Obliterator is called a Brakilyax Obliterator.
• In the first draft and as-broadcast scripts:^{[script 1][script 2]}
  • All scenes after the cold open take place during the day, except for the end of the episode, which takes place at dusk.
  • Gwen and Julie hold hands and bounce up and down in their seats when they get excited about shopping.
  • In Kevin's garage, Ben rests on an apple crate instead of Kevin's workbench.

References

Production Material

Model Sheets

Scripts

Pop-Up Trivia

Cartoon Network

Ben 10: Alien Force Episodes

Production Order U.S. Airing Order Season 1 Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 • Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 • Everybody Talks About the Weather • Kevin's Big Score • All That Glitters • Pier Pressure • Max Out • Be-Knighted • What Are Little Girls Made Of? • The Gauntlet • Plumbers' Helpers • Paradox • X = Ben + 2 • Alone Together • Darkstar Rising • Good Copy, Bad Copy • Save the Last Dance • Undercover • Birds of a Feather • Grounded • Pet Project • Unearthed • Voided • Inside Man • War of the Worlds: Part 1 • War of the Worlds: Part 2 Season 2 Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 • Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 • Inferno • Don't Fear the Repo • Simple • Fool's Gold • Singlehanded • If All Else Fails • In Charm's Way • Trade-Off! • Ghost Town • Busy Box • Con of Rath • Primus • Above and Beyond • The Secret of Chromastone • Vendetta • Time Heals • The Final Battle: Part 1 • The Final Battle: Part 2 Movies Ben 10: Alien Swarm Unproduced Unproduced Alien Force Episode Season 1 Ben 10 Returns: Part 1 • Ben 10 Returns: Part 2 • Everybody Talks About the Weather • Kevin's Big Score • All That Glitters • Max Out • Pier Pressure • What Are Little Girls Made Of? • The Gauntlet • Paradox • Be-Knighted • Plumbers' Helpers • X = Ben + 2 Season 2 Darkstar Rising • Alone Together • Good Copy, Bad Copy • Save the Last Dance • Undercover • Pet Project • Grounded • Voided • Inside Man • Birds of a Feather • Unearthed • War of the Worlds: Part 1 • War of the Worlds: Part 2 Season 3 Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 1 • Vengeance of Vilgax: Part 2 • Inferno • Fool's Gold • Simple • Don't Fear the Repo • Singlehanded • If All Else Fails • In Charm's Way • Ghost Town • Trade-Off! • Busy Box • Con of Rath • Primus • Time Heals • The Secret of Chromastone • Above and Beyond • Vendetta • The Final Battle: Part 1 • The Final Battle: Part 2 Movies Ben 10: Alien Swarm Unproduced Unproduced Alien Force Episode