Dragon's Teeth 

An encounter with aliens in a subspace corridor leads Voyager to take refuge on a radioactive planet with remnants of its civilization tucked underground in stasis chambers.

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek" created by), Rick Berman (created by)

Stars:

Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Kate Mulgrew	...	Capt. Kathryn Janeway
Robert Beltran	...	Cmdr. Chakotay
Roxann Dawson	...	Lt. B'Elanna Torres
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Lt. Tom Paris
Ethan Phillips	...	Neelix
Robert Picardo	...	The Doctor
Tim Russ	...	Lt. Tuvok
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine
Garrett Wang	...	Ensign Harry Kim
Jeff Allin	...	Gedrin
Robert Knepper	...	Gaul
Scarlett Pomers	...	Naomi Wildman
Ron Fassler	...	Morin
Mimi Craven	...	Jisa
Bob Stillman	...	Turei

Storyline

Voyager's pushed into a sub-space corridor by the Turei, who claim ownership. After refusing to allow the wiping of Voyager's data regarding the corridors, the ship lands on a nearby planet, where, 900 years ago the population sought shelter from nuclear winter in stasis pods, intent on waking 5 years later.

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Plot Keywords:

alien planet | alien attack | underground chamber | stasis chamber | subspace corridor | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Gedrin's statement, "When it rains, do you run from doorway to doorway, trying to stay dry, getting wet all the while, or do you just accept the fact that it's raining, and walk with dignity?" paraphrases a quote from "Hagakure" by Yamamoto Tsunetomo. This book is considered the most famous written work regarding samurai philosophy.

One translation of the original quote is as follows, "There is something to be learned from a rainstorm. When meeting with a sudden shower, you try not to get wet and run quickly along the road. But doing such things as passing under the eaves of houses, you still get wet. When you are resolved from the beginning, you will not be perplexed, though you will still get the same soaking. This understanding extends to everything."

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Goofs

The U.S.S. Voyager fires phasers from its aft torpedo tubes.

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Quotes

Neelix: Computer, name the specific folktales that use the word 'vaadwaur.'
Voyager Computer: "The Demon with the Golden Voice;" "The Tale of the Deadly Stranger;" "The Tale of the Boy Who Lost His Head;" "The Tale of the Bloody Hand."
Neelix: Not exactly 'Mother Goose.'

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Connections

Featured in Revenge of the Sith Review (2010)

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Soundtracks

Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by Jay Chattaway

User Reviews

Another case of unintended consequences

When the show begins, Voyager is thrown into the atmosphere of a dead planet. How did this happen? A xenophobic species caught them in their space and refused to discuss the matter--tossing the ship onto the barren planet. However, Seven makes an interesting discovery-- many, many people in suspended animation! In fact, these folks have been stored her for almost a thousand years. Naturally her inclination is to be helpful and wake them up, but it's a case of unintended consequences, as these sleeping folks are FAR worse than the people who tossed Voyager there in the first place! And to defeat these sleepers, the xenophobes and Voyager might just have to work together.

This is a neat episode. Once again, it illustrates that if Voyager JUST focused on getting home, everyone's life would be a lot better! Dang galactic do-gooders!!

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Klingon

Release Date:

10 November 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1