“How Sharper than a Serpent’s Tooth.” By Russell Bates and David Wise. Perf. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, James Doohan, and George Takei. Dir. Bill Reed. Star Trek: The Animated Series. Season 2, episode 5. NBC. 5 October 1974. DVD. Paramount, 2006. Let's avoid the sharpness of serpent's teeth all the time—but particularly on Thanksgiving.
As a reminder and an object lesson, here's a clip from Star Trek: The Animated Series! Animated Kirk begins the clip by saying "Just an old, lonely being who wanted to help others." That's not a direct reference to Lear—it's to some sort of ancient Aztec alien that they've just encountered. But it might actually be one way of reading his character.
In any case, the message is the same. We desire others to be thankful:
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! And keep those serpent's teeth to yourselves!
For more connections between Star Trek and Shakespeare, head to Shakespeare and Star Trek Complete.
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! And keep those serpent's teeth to yourselves!
For more connections between Star Trek and Shakespeare, head to Shakespeare and Star Trek Complete.
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