What Are Little Girls Made Of?
- Episode aired Oct 20, 1966
- TV-PG
- 50m
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7.5/10
4.6K
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Nurse Chapel is reunited with her fiancé; but his new obsession leads him to make an android duplicate of Captain Kirk.Nurse Chapel is reunited with her fiancé; but his new obsession leads him to make an android duplicate of Captain Kirk.Nurse Chapel is reunited with her fiancé; but his new obsession leads him to make an android duplicate of Captain Kirk.
Vince Deadrick Sr.
- Mathews
- (as Vince Deadrick)
Eddie Paskey
- Lieutenant Leslie
- (uncredited)
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- TriviaIn Robert Bloch's original script, a wealthy socialite named Margo hired the Enterprise to look for Doctor Korby, whom she greatly admired. In his script re-writes, Gene Roddenberry felt the role would be better filled by Korby's wife or fiancée, which would play well with the doctor's alleged intimate relationship with Andrea and his emotional coldness. Finally, he wrote the part to feature Christine Chapel, who was previously featured in The Naked Time (1966) (and was played by Roddenberry's lover, Majel Barrett). In any case, money is no longer widely used, certainly not by the Federation, so it is hard to see how someone could hire the Enterprise.
- GoofsOne close-up of Kirk during his last conversation with Ruk is flipped. Notice that his hair is parted the opposite way and the colors of the costume are reversed.
- Alternate versionsSpecial Enhanced version Digitally Remastered with new exterior shots and remade opening theme song
- ConnectionsEdited from Star Trek: The Man Trap (1966)
- SoundtracksTheme From Star Trek
Written by and credited to Alexander Courage
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Dr Korby, I presume
Enterprise makes contact with renowned scientist Dr Roger Korby.
Korby, who happens to be engaged to Nurse Chapel has been busy during his time on ice planet Exo-III, is delighted to see her and keen to show Captain Kirk his achievements. Let's just say it doesn't go well and Kirk has to improvise in a difficult situation.
This is a great Kirk episode that feels wonderfully 1960s, but it also has a compelling plot that stands the test of time. Themes regarding sentience, artificial intelligence and the advancement of technology run through it as it does in many episodes that follow.
William Shatner is forceful and cunning as Kirk with his back to the wall against a formidable antagonist. In true style, he strips, does a bit of fighting and kissing along the way.
Majel Barrett is prominent throughout and convincingly portrays a long, lost, rekindled love with Michael Strong who is mostly good but overacts in some scenes. Ted Cassidy (in the most ridiculous costume) has a tremendous presence as Ruk and physically dominates Shatner during their confrontation. I first saw this episode on BBC2 when reruns of Star Trek were broadcast along with The Addams Family, giving us a Cassidy double bill on that particular night. Sherry Jackson is particularly memorable in a risqué part as Korby's android concubine Andrea in an unbelievably revealing costume.
I loved the sets and the 60s vision of advanced future technology. As naff as it might seem now it is simple, effective and oozes charm.
Korby, who happens to be engaged to Nurse Chapel has been busy during his time on ice planet Exo-III, is delighted to see her and keen to show Captain Kirk his achievements. Let's just say it doesn't go well and Kirk has to improvise in a difficult situation.
This is a great Kirk episode that feels wonderfully 1960s, but it also has a compelling plot that stands the test of time. Themes regarding sentience, artificial intelligence and the advancement of technology run through it as it does in many episodes that follow.
William Shatner is forceful and cunning as Kirk with his back to the wall against a formidable antagonist. In true style, he strips, does a bit of fighting and kissing along the way.
Majel Barrett is prominent throughout and convincingly portrays a long, lost, rekindled love with Michael Strong who is mostly good but overacts in some scenes. Ted Cassidy (in the most ridiculous costume) has a tremendous presence as Ruk and physically dominates Shatner during their confrontation. I first saw this episode on BBC2 when reruns of Star Trek were broadcast along with The Addams Family, giving us a Cassidy double bill on that particular night. Sherry Jackson is particularly memorable in a risqué part as Korby's android concubine Andrea in an unbelievably revealing costume.
I loved the sets and the 60s vision of advanced future technology. As naff as it might seem now it is simple, effective and oozes charm.
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- snoozejonc
- Oct 30, 2020
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