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Bad Penny
Original broadcast
September 15, 2017
Written by
Samantha Charlip
Bad Penny is the thirty-third episode of Ben 10 .
Synopsis [ ]
Ben hangs out with a weird girl named Penny when they arrive at a pig festival, while Maurice and Sydney create a helium weapon for their next big heist!
Plot [ ]
The episode starts with Ben being happy about the fair they're at, and Gwen grossed out at Ben eating ice cream. Max is confused on where their guest is. She eventually shows up. Ben hears her voice, and notices it's Penny . Ben is annoyed at her presence, as he just came to the fair to see floating pigs. Max tries to reason with him, and tells him to be nice to Penny. Penny and Gwen returns and Ben just disappears. So Penny and Gwen go after him. Ben however, is Grey Matter sneaking around. He times out, and Gwen and Penny find him. Ben on the other hand wants to discover the mystery balloon in the warehouse. Ben transforms into Four Arms , and Penny freaks out. Gwen explains that Ben transforms into aliens all of the time. Penny however is confused.
The three soon spot Maurice and Sydney absorbing helium into a machine to make the building float. Four Arms goes in to attack them. Maurice is annoyed at the sight of Ben. Penny begins spraying Maurice with hand sanitizer while Four Arms fights Sydney. Four Arms questions what their plan is, and Maurice states that it's a basic bank heist. They manage to escape, and they use their device to make different objects float. Four Arms takes a few air tanks and begins throwing them at the two. As a result, Maurice takes a brick an trips Four Arms with it. He lands on the air tanks, and it sends him flying back into the warehouse as he times out. As Ben recovers, Penny disappears.
Meanwhile, Penny attempts to stop the Bugg Brothers from stealing banks. Gwen is surprised that Penny went after them on her own, and Ben is impressed. She tells him that this is serious, and Penny isn't a hero. Penny continues to try and take the Bugg Brothers down, however her efforts are futile. Ben transformed as Diamondhead arrives to help. He is eventually taken down. Diamondhead is then frustrated by his help not working. Gwen then suggest for him to use his diamonds to weigh the banks down. He begins doing it, and eventually manages to trap the two in a jail cell made out of diamonds.
Later on, the police arrives to pick the two up. Penny and Ben admire each others skills, and Max arrives cracking pig puns.
Noteworthy Events [ ]
Character Debut [ ]
Characters [ ]
Villains [ ]
Aliens Used [ ]
Naming and Translations [ ]
Language
Name
Origin
German
Penny Passt Auf
Penny Is Watching
Portuguese (Br)
Penny, a Mala
The Evil Penny
Spanish (HA)
Penny Ruda
Rude Penny
Cast [ ]
Allusions [ ]
A "bad penny" is someone or something that shows up at an unwanted or inconvenient time.
Trivia [ ]
This aired as the 29th episode in the U.S.
The episode aired during the Four Arms Alien of the Week special.
Gwen speaks as if she knows the Bugg Brothers, despite this episode being her first time interacting with them on-screen.
Ben 10 Episodes
Season 1
Waterfilter • The Filth • Clown College • The Ring Leader • Take 10 • Ben 24hrs • Freaky Gwen Ben • Rustbucket RIP • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Villain Time • Something I Ate • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Cutting Corners • Animo Farm • Riding the Storm Out • Need for Speed • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Forgeti • Shhh! • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Scared Silly • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's The Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear The Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • All Koiled Up • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque-Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2
Season 3 Extra
Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You
Season 4
Gentle Ben • Funhouse • Summer Breakers • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up Is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu The Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Specials
Crossover Nexus
Season 1
The Filth • Waterfilter • The Ring Leader • Riding the Storm Out • The Clocktopus • Take 10 • Growing Pains • Shhh! • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Animo Farm • Clown College • Adventures in Babysitting • Something I Ate • Steam is the Word • The Beast Inside • All Wet • Villain Time • Drive You Crazy • Tomorrow Today • Story, Bored • Hole in 10 • Recipe for Disaster • Rustbucket RIP • Freaky Gwen Ben • Ben 24hrs • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Bad Penny • Zombozo-Land • Forgeti • Max to the Max • Cutting Corners • Need for Speed • Xingo • Scared Silly • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Creature Feature • Bomzobo Lives • Animorphosis • Assault on Pancake Palace • High Stress Express • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear The Fogg • Super-Villain Team-Up • Can I Keep It? • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • All Koiled Up • King Koil • The Charm Offensive • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • Ben Again and Again • Vote Zombozo • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • The Sound and the Furry • Reststop Roustabout • That's The Stuff • The Feels • Past Aliens Present • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Rath of Con • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Beach Heads • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Moor Fogg • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • LaGrange Muraille • Lickety Split • The Claws of the Cat • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2 • Cirque-Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Prey or Play • Beware the Scare-Crow • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • And Xingo Was His Name-O • Fear in the Family
Season 3 Extra
Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You
Season 4
Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • Summer Breakers • The Monsters in Your Head • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Bottomless Ben • Tales from the Omnitrix • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Growing Up Is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu The Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Specials
Crossover Nexus
Season 1
Waterfilter • The Ring Leader • The Filth • Freaky Gwen Ben • Take 10 • Animo Farm • Clown College • Something I Ate • Rustbucket RIP • Ben 24hrs • Riding the Storm Out • The Clocktopus • Growing Pains • Shhh! • Brief Career of Lucky Girl • Adventures in Babysitting • Steam is the Word • Need for Speed • Cutting Corners • Don't Let the Bass Drop • Villain Time • Bright Lights, Black Hearts • Recipe for Disaster • All Wet • Story, Bored • Xingo • Drive You Crazy • Hole in 10 • The Beast Inside • Tomorrow Today • Forgeti • Scared Silly • Bad Penny • Max to the Max • Zombozo-Land • Don't Laze Me, Bro • Omni-Tricked: Part 1 • Omni-Tricked: Part 2 • Omni-Tricked: Part 3 • Omni-Tricked: Part 4
Season 2
Out to Launch • Can I Keep It? • Battle at Biggie Box • Bon Voyage • Mayhem in Mascot • Screamcatcher • Vote Zombozo • Animorphosis • The 11th Alien: Part 1 • The 11th Alien: Part 2 • High Stress Express • Creature Feature • Drone On • Safari Sa'Bad • The Nature of Things • Assault on Pancake Palace • Bomzobo Lives • The Sound and the Furry • King Koil • Reststop Roustabout • That's The Stuff • Half-Sies • Xingo's Back • Bounty Ball • Fear The Fogg • The Charm Offensive • Super-Villain Team-Up • The Feels • Chicken Nuggets of Wisdom • Past Aliens Present • Double Hex • Ye Olde Laser Duel • All Koiled Up • Ben Again and Again • Dreamtime • Innervasion Part 1: Message in a Boxcar • Innervasion Part 2: Call the Dream Police • Innervasion Part 3: Strange Bedfellows • Innervasion Part 4: Mind Over Alien Matter • Innervasion Part 5: High Override
Season 3
Omni-Copped • This One Goes to 11 • Moor Fogg • Rath of Con • King of the Castle • Speechless on the Seine • Poles Apart • Show Don't Tell • Don't Touch • Big in Japan • Welcome to Zombozo-Zone! • Bridge Out • Cyber Slammers • Big Ben 10 • Beach Heads • LaGrange Muraille • Charm School's Out • Billy Bajillions • Franken-Fight • Buggin' the Buggs • Which Watch • Baby Buktu • Them's Fightin' Words! • Lickety Split • Mutiny for the Bounty • The Chupaca-bro • Buggy Out • Introducing Kevin 11 • Four by Four • Cirque-Us • Forever Road • The Bentathlon • Beware the Scare-Crow • And Xingo Was His Name-O • The Night Ben Tennyson Came to Town • The Claws of the Cat • Prey or Play • Fear in the Family • Roundabout: Part 1 • Roundabout: Part 2
Season 3 Extra
Xingo Nation • Heads of the Family • My Bodyguard • Wheels of Fortune • Heat of the Moment • Vin Diagram • A Sticky Situation • What Rhymes with Omnitrix? • You Remind Me of Someone • Adrenaland Jr. • Steam Fight at the OK Corral • I Don't Like You
Season 4
Summer Breakers • Gentle Ben • Funhouse • The Monsters in Your Head • Tokyo Fun, Part 1: Big Bugg Bash • Tokyo Fun, Part 2: Slamming It Up • Queen of Bees • Falls, Falls, Falls • The Greatest Lake • Mud on the Run • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 1: Pyramid Scheme • Chicken In Chichen Itza, Part 2: The Wages of Fear • It's Story Time • Cosplay Day • Tales from the Omnitrix • Bottomless Ben • Ben in Rome, Part 1: A Slice of Life • Ben in Rome, Part 2: The Bee's Knees • Party Poopers • Wind Some, Lose Some • Digital Quality • Tim Buk-TV • Growing Up Is Hard to Do • The Hex Factor • Sweet Tooth • Medieval Upheaval • Speed of Sound • Xingo's World • Tummy Ache • Players of the Lost Park • De-Fanged! • Mock 10 • Rekoil • Buktu The Future
Season 4 Movie
Ben 10 Versus the Universe: The Movie
Season 5 Specials
Ben 10,010 • Ben Gen 10 • Alien X-Tinction
Specials
Crossover Nexus