How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth (Episode)
"How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth"
| Series | Star Trek: The Animated Series |
| Season | 2 |
| Episode | 5 |
| Production Number | 21
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| Previous | The Practical Joker (TAS20) |
| Next | The Counter-Clock Incident (TAS22) |
| Released | 5 Oct 1974 |
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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.
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
