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Life on Ben

TV·2002–2002·1 season, 10 episodes·TVNZ 2·Animation, Comedy, Kids·2m·Created by Luke Nola

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Gordon and Gloob are two symbiotic creatures who go on an unexpected stop motion journey. When their host, 10-year-old Ben, gets an itch in his butt the plasticine duo find themselves exiled to his nostril; on their quest to get back home they encounter a petri dish of other microbial folk.

Cast

Jemaine ClementJemaine ClementGordon (voice)Taika WaititiTaika WaititiGloob (voice)Stacey MorrisonStacey Morrison(voice)Millen BairdMillen Baird(voice)

Episodes by season

Season0110Episodes2002Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01RingwormJune 3, 2002—Ben pats a dog and contracts a ringwork microbe!
  2. S01E02Girl GermsJune 4, 2002—Ben is kissed by a girl and catches 'girl germs'.
  3. S01E03Germinator Part 1June 5, 2002—Ben's mum washes his face with chemicals and the micro-world is attacked by 'germinators'.
  4. S01E04Germinator Part 2June 6, 2002—The Germinator saga continues...
  5. S01E05FingernailJune 7, 2002—Gordon and Gloob dine at the fancy 'Fingernail Diner'.
  6. S01E06SweatJune 10, 2002—Ben gets a bit sweaty and taken over by farting microbes.
  7. S01E07PapercutJune 11, 2002—Ben gets a papercut and our heroes must negotiate a red river.
  8. S01E08PimplesJune 12, 2002—Gordon and Gloob conquer Mt. Zit just when it's about to be squeezed!
  9. S01E09EyelashesJune 13, 2002—Gordon and Gloob encounter a psycho eyelash mite.
  10. S01E10EyeballsJune 14, 2002—Gordon and Gloob learn to play ice hockey on the slippery surface of Ben's eyeball.

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