Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Paramount Home Video
• DVD Release Date: December 14, 1999
• Run Time: 100 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000022TTI
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #165,451 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 5, Episodes 10 & 11: What Are Little Girls Made Of?/ Dagger of the Mind" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

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Volume 5 from the DVD collection of original Star Trek programs includes "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" Written by Robert Bloch (author of the novel Psycho, the basis of Hitchcock's film), the episode finds Captain Kirk (William Shatner) and nurse Christine Chapel (Majel Barrett) beaming down to planet Exo III, where Christine is to be reunited with her fiancé, Dr. Roger Korby (Michael Strong). The meeting is less than joyful, however, when it becomes clear that Korby has been developing androids that he intends to spread throughout the galaxy--using the Enterprise as his delivery vehicle. This was certainly the first significant performance for Majel Barrett in the Trek family; longtime fans know she went on to play Lwaxana Troi on The Next Generation (and Mrs. Gene Roddenberry in real life). An entertaining episode all around, with the notion of an android Kirk somehow amusing. (Maybe it was the android who sang on that notorious Shatner album.) Fans of '60s TV will also enjoy the performance of Ted Cassidy (the original Lurch from TV's The Addams Family) as the giant android, Ruk.

Also on this DVD is "Dagger of the Mind," another mad-doctor drama. This time, Kirk delivers supplies to a penal colony on Tantalus V, where he meets the renowned Dr. Tristan Adams. Adams has been working on the development of a neural neutralizer to control and manipulate dangerous patients. When Kirk threatens to expose him as a dangerous megalomaniac, Adams uses the technology on the unfortunate captain. This tense piece set in a madhouse atmosphere makes for a riveting episode, with a few unhinged performances adding to the fun.--Tom Keogh

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two of A Kind, April 17, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 5, Episodes 10 & 11: What Are Little Girls Made Of?/ Dagger of the Mind (DVD)

This DVD is very good. The two classic trek episodes "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" and "Dagger of the Mind" ably explore the theme of 'man playing god' with thoughtful and entertaining results. For pure fun check out the performance by Ted Cassidy(Lurch), he's truly memorable as the menacing "Ruk." In "Dagger" you also have the original Vulcan Mind-Meld, as well as a truly hysterical performance by Morgan Woodward as Dr. Simon Van Gelder. (Woodward later played another lunatic in 2nd seasons "The Omega Glory") There was confusion regarding Kirks racist mutterings toward Spock while on the centrifuge in "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" I believe Kirk was simply trying to infuse his duplicate with an attitude so uncharacteristic that even the dull witted Vulcan would have to take notice! I would've given this 5 stars except for the lack of extra goodies. I'm afraid Paramount is simply holding back so they can release yet another "SUPER SPECIAL SUPREME STAR TREK EDITION" in a few more years.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent color and sound, December 28, 1999

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shawn sweeney (Upper Saddle River, NJ) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 5, Episodes 10 & 11: What Are Little Girls Made Of?/ Dagger of the Mind (DVD)

You must see it to believe it! Looks better now than ever! Dare I say even better then when originaly aired.!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An interesting pair of episodes, March 7, 2000

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Michael Hickerson - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - The Original Series, Vol. 5, Episodes 10 & 11: What Are Little Girls Made Of?/ Dagger of the Mind (DVD)

There are times when digitially remastering an epiosde may not help it out too much. Such is the case with Dagger of the Mind, in which obvious film flaws are enhanced and the fact that matt prints were used for certain scenes is that much more obvious. But, you can't fault the episode just for that. Dagger is certainly an entertaining, if not overly deep episode of Trek. It's got the first Vulcan mind-meld, a good performance by Shatner and some interesting ideas. It's just not up to classic Trek's usual standards of excellence.

As for What Are Little Girls Made Of?, it's always been a personal favorite of mine--and not just for Sherri Jackson's costume. It features one of the earliest examples of Kirk vs. machines and just how Kirk is able to outwit them. It contains one of the most chilling lines in all of Trek with the famous line, "Androids don't eat, Ms. Chapel." Shatner is given a lot to do here and does some double duty--and he does it well.

Again, another Trek well worth taking.