"From which Shakespeare play does the line, ""How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is to have a thankless child!"" come?"
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" is the fifth episode of the second season of the American animated science fiction television 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. 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!" In this episode, the "Enterprise" must contend with alien entity that demands it be worshipped as a god. The
How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth and Bones decide to break loose a Capellan Power Cat from one of Kukulkan's glass cages. The distraction works, as the "Enterprise" is able to use its phasers to disable Kukulkan's ship. With the Power Cat threatening Kukulkan, Kirk leaps at the animal and is able to sedate it with a hypo. Kirk again attempts to reason with Kukulkan, conceding that while the alien did help humanity when it needed it, they no longer need his guidance. The alien reluctantly agrees, and departs. How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth "How Sharper Than a Serpent's Tooth" is the fifth episode of