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