How Sharper Than A Serpent's Tooth
"How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" is the fifth episode of the second season of the animated series Star Trek, the 21st episode overall. It first aired in the NBC Saturday morning lineup on October 5, 1974, and was written by Russell Bates and David Wise.
The title comes from Act 1, Scene 4 of William Shakespeare's King Lear: "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"
Overview: The Enterprise must contend with alien entity that demands it be worshiped as a god.
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