| "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: The Animated Series episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | Bill Reed |
| Written by | Russell Bates David Wise |
| Production code | 22022 |
| Original air date | October 5, 1974 |
"How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" is the fifth and penultimate episode of the second season of the American animated science fiction television series Star Trek: The Animated Series, 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.[note 1]
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!"[1]
In this episode, the Enterprise must contend with alien entity that demands it be worshiped as a god.
The Animated Series won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series for this episode.[2]
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