wˌɛn ðə sˈɑːlɑːmənz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəli ɚɹˈaɪvd ˌɔn ˈɜːθ, tˈɑːmi, dᵻspˈaɪt bˌiːɪŋ ðɪ ˈoʊldɪst ʌvðɪ ˈeɪliənz, wʌz ɡˈɪvən ðə bˈɑːdi əvə tˈiːneɪdʒ bˈɔɪ.
When the Solomons originally arrived on Earth, Tommy, despite being the oldest of the aliens, was given the body of a teenage boy.