Ben 10: Alien Force (TV Series)

Grounded (2008)

Beth Littleford: Sandra Tennyson

Quotes 

• Ben Tennyson : I'm sorry. I love you guys. You're awesome parents. You raised me by example, and time after time I've seen you put people's needs first. I can't obey you now without disobeying everything you've ever taught me about life, the world, and responsibility.

  Sandra Tennyson : Ben, we FORBID you to...

  Ben Tennyson : So when I get back, punish me however you want, but right now I have a friend who's in trouble!

  [activates the Omnitrix] 

• Sandra Tennyson : He just walked out on us. What are we gonna do?

  Carl Tennyson : We're going to listen to our son.

• Kevin Levin : [as he's been overwhelmed by DNAliens]  Uh, excuse me.

  Sandra Tennyson : You're his ruffian friend, right?

  Carl Tennyson : I've got it covered, dear.

  [points his bazooka at the DNAliens] 

  Kevin Levin : Whoa-whoa-whoa-whoa!

  [the DNAliens run away before getting shot] 

  Kevin Levin : Thanks. Uh, nice piece, by the way.

• Sandra Tennyson : He's such a good boy.

  Carl Tennyson : Ben Tennyson is NOT a "good boy." He's a GREAT boy! I don't know if it's bad karma to pat ourselves on the back, Sandra, but we've done a pretty good job as parents.

  Sandra Tennyson : Well, we haven't stifled him. Allowing a child to explore the wholeness of his entire being...

  [interrupted by a street explosion] 

• Carl Tennyson : [about Max]  Your Uncle Frank and I KNEW he had some other life - we KNEW - and that he lied to us about it all the time! I won't have you lying, too!

  Sandra Tennyson : It's our own fault. We were too permissive, and what did we get? A 15-year-old son needlessly risking his life!

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

• Echo Echo : You can't ground me! I'm a super-powered alien!

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

• Sandra Tennyson : Do we even have a paddle of some sort?

  Carl Tennyson : I have my hemp belt.

• Sandra Tennyson : Ben, are you hanging out with a... "bad crowd?"

  Ben Tennyson : What? No!

  Carl Tennyson : Are they telling you it's "cool" to sneak out, turn into aliens, lie to your parents?

  Sandra Tennyson : I want to know who this bad influence is. Their parents need to know what's going on.

• Sandra Tennyson : You would have found a way to win even if you're father hadn't shot the giant alien with the space bazooka.