Ben, Kevin and others in “Grounded”

[answers his phone while resting on his bed in his room] Yeah?

[on his phone while he and Gwen fight the DNAliens] Uh, hate to bother you, but we got a problem.

You've got problems? My parents found out about the Omnitrix. I'm not allowed to use it.

[through phone] Folks mad at you, huh? Sounds rough. By the way, we're getting it handed to us by the DNAliens!

Okay. I'm coming. [leaves his room and enters the living room; to his parents] I've got to go help Gwen with an after-school project.

And it's homework?

Yeah. I promised.

Okay. Since you promised. [Ben leaves] Be back by 10:00.

Echo Echo! [A flashlight turns on and sees his parents had caught him; dismayed, knowing he's busted] Oh, man!

Do you really think we're that gullible? We were teenagers once, too, you know.

I really don't know what to say.

Well, I do. Benjamin Tennyson, you are grounded!

What?! You can't ground me. I'm a super-powered alien!

You're a super-powered alien who's about five minutes from forcing me to reconsider a lifelong disbelief in corporal punishment.

Up the stairs, young man!

Do we even have a paddle of some sort?

I have my hemp belt.