How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (Episode)

How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth

"How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth"

Series	Star Trek: The Animated Series
Season	2
Episode	5
Production Number	21
Previous	The Practical Joker (TAS20)
Next	The Counter-Clock Incident (TAS22)
Released	5 Oct 1974
Advertising	Amazon

Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)

Stardate 6063.4: While tracking a probe, the Enterprise encounters an alien vessel that is surrounded by an energy field which proceeds to encompass the Federation ship.

The Enterprise is captured by a highly advanced starship piloted by Kulkukan, an ancient being who visited Earth centuries before and was worshiped as a god. Kulkukan beams Kirk, McCoy, Scott, and Ensign Walking Bear aboard his vessel; once there, they find themselves in a city constructed in styles reminiscent of many ancient Earth cultures. While Spock attempts to free the Enterprise from Kulkukan's energy field, Kirk discovers the purpose of the city and frees the interplanetary specimens that Kulkukan had gathered during his travels. Concluding that these Humans do not intend to worship him, Kulkukan leaves.

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Related Data

Astrometrics	Earth;
Chronology	Prime Timeline; 2270; Stardate 6063.4
Culture	gods;
Education
Food
People	Arex; Chapel, Christine; Kirk, James T.; Kulkukan; McCoy, Leonard; Scott, Montgomery; Spock; Sulu; Uhura; Walking Bear, Dawson;
Politics	Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks; United Federation of Planets
Science & Technology	transporter;
Ships & Vehicles	Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology	Humans; Vulcans
Miscellaneous	Starfleet Uniforms;

Episode Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring the Voices of
William Shatner as Capt. Kirk
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Written by
Russell Bates & David Wise

Directed by
Bill Reed

Executive Consultant
Gene Roddenberry

General Manager
Rock Benedetto

Special Effects Animation
Reuben Timmins

Storyboard
Sherman Labby, Paul Fennell, Dale Hale, Jack Miller, Michael O'Connor, Louise Sandoval, Ken Southworth, Dawn Huntley

Art Director
Don Christensen

Key Assistants
Mike Hazy, Bill House

Key Layout
Herb Hazleton, Alberto de Mello, Kay Wright

Layout
George Wheeler, Lorna Smith, Les Kaluza, George Jensen, Dick Hall, Warren Marshall, Wendell Washer, Martin Muller, Christopher Lane, Glen Keane, Maria Bennett, Ken Leonard, Wes Herschensohn, Jim Wiloughby, Cliff Vorhees, Robert Kline, Virgil Raddatz, John Perry, Carol Lundberg, Malcolm Weizer, George Goode, James Koukos, Tom Burton

Director of Color
Ervin Kaplan

Background Artists
Paul Xander, Curt Perkins, Maurice Harvey, Boris Gorelick, Don Peters, Rolando Oliva, Tom O'Loughlin, Janet Brown, Pat Keppler, Karen Shaffer

Animators
Robert Bentley, Jim Brummett, Bob Carlson, Ruy Cataldi, Jesse Cosio, Zion Davush, Lil Evans, Paul Fennell, Otto Feuer, Ed Friedman, Lee Halpern, La Verne Harding, Lou Kachivas, Marsh LaMore, Lawrence Miller, Fred Myers, Jane Nordin, Bill Nunes, Joe Nunez, Casey Onaitis, Jack Ozark, Bill Pratt, Len Rogers, Virgil Ross, Sonja Ruta, Don Schloat, Ben Shenkman, Brad Smith, Hank Smith, Reuben Timmins, Bob Trochim, George Waiss, Ron Westlund, Kaem Wong

Checking Supervision
Marion Turk, Jane Philippi

Xerography & Paint Supervision
John Remmel, Betty Brooks

Camera Supervison
R.W. Pope

Camera
Thane Berti, Bill Kotler, Joseph Ponticelle, Fredrick T. Ziegler, Don Dinehart, Earl Bendetto, John Aardal, Gene Gropper, Dean G. Teves

Also Starring the Voices of
George Takei, Nichelle Nichols, Majel Barrett, James Doohan

Editoral Supervision
Joseph Simon, Doreen Dixon

Film Coordinator
June Gilham

Background Music by
Yvette Blais, Jeff Michael

Music Publisher
Shermley Music Co. A.S.C.A.P.

Music and Sound Effects
Horta Mahana Corp.

Color by
Technicolor

Associate Producer and Story Editor
D.C. Fontana

Produced by
Norm Prescott, Lou Scheimer