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Written by Robert Bloch (author of the novel
Psycho, the basis of Hitchcock's film), "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" 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.
--Tom Keogh
From the Back Cover
The
Enterprise is assigned to discover what has become of Dr. Roger Korby, the "Pasteur of Archaeological Medicine." There's been no word from him for five years.
TREK TRIVIA
Written by horror master Robert Bloch (Psycho) who later penned the "Wolf in the Fold" episode.
Sherry Jackson (Andrea) was a former child star on the Danny Thomas series Make Room For Daddy. The phaser she wielded as Andrea is now in the collection at the Smithsonian Institute in Washington, D.C.