The Trap Door

The Trap Door

ENDED2 Seasons40 Episodes7.6
NetworkITV1
First AiredOct 6, 1986
Last AiredJul 28, 1990
Runtime5 min
Created ByCharlie Mills, Terry Brain

The Trap Door is a claymation-style animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1984. The plot revolves around both the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. Although the emphasis was on humour and the show was marketed as a children's programme but also for family entertainment, the show drew much from the genres of horror and dark fantasy. The show has since become a cult favourite and remains one of the most widely recognised kids' shows of the 1980s. Digital children's channel Pop started rerunning the show in 2010.

Cast

William Rushton
William Rushton
Berk / Boni / The Thing Upstairs / Rogg (voice)
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Nick Shipley
Drutt (voice)
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Terry Brain

Seasons & Episodes2 seasons · 40 episodes

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Scunge
E1Scunge
Apr 21, 19904m
Bubo comes up from the Trap Door once again and starts a fight one last time.
Oh Globbits
E2Oh Globbits
Apr 28, 19904m
After Berk bungs up a burst water pipe with a worm, he has to get rid of a giant green flying sponge that came out of the Trap Door.
Moany Boni
E3Moany Boni
May 5, 19904m
A blue devil comes up from the trap door and starts casting annoying spells on everyone. Boni gets a body and starts making goat noises, Berk changes orange, then red, then grows large, and Drutt continuously changes color.
The Horrible Thing
E4The Horrible Thing
May 12, 19904m
Berk, Boni and Drutt play Hide and Seek while the Thing Upstairs is on holiday, until a horrible yellow thing comes up through the Trap Door and interrupts.
Not Very Nice
E5Not Very Nice
May 19, 19904m
One of the Thing Upstairs' eyeballs falls down the Trap Door and Berk has to go after it.
Bugs
E6Bugs
May 26, 19904m
Berk and Boni have problems with a seemingly endless plague of creepy crawlies coming out of the trap door. Berk uses a bugpipe to lead the creatures far from the castle.
Yum Yum
E7Yum Yum
Jun 2, 19904m
Berk loses his patience with Drutt and throws him down the Trap Door, but he eventually decides to get him back by fishing him out.
Birthday Surprise
E8Birthday Surprise
Jun 9, 19904m
It is Boni's birthday, so Berk makes a cake for him and Rogg also joins the two for the party. Drutt is hiding, for initially unknown reasons.
The Stupid Thing
E9The Stupid Thing
Jun 16, 19904m
While Berk is giving the Thing Upstairs a slime bath, Drutt mistakenly pulls up a dragon from the trap door.
Boo!
E10Boo!
Jun 23, 19904m
Berk throws a large amount of rubbish down the trap door, filling it up to the top, but this summons ghosts that torment him for his years of improper waste disposal.
The Lump
E11The Lump
Jun 30, 19904m
There is a rotten smell in the castle cellar and Berk investigates. He finds out that something pink and smelly came out from the trap door. Rogg comes up and tells Berk, Boni and Drutt that it is a Lump which proceeds to make much noise.
The Splund
E12The Splund
Jul 7, 19904m
A creature known as the Splund comes out of the Trap Door and teases Boni and Drutt, while Berk is sewing the Thing Upstairs' pajamas.
Nasty Beasty
E13Nasty Beasty
Jul 14, 19904m
It is the middle of winter and Berk has to mend the Thing Upstairs's heater. Rogg comes up from the Trap Door with a green fuzzy thing stuck to him.
What a Weirdo
E14What a Weirdo
Jul 21, 19904m
A pig worm comes up from the Trap Door and eats Boni, Drutt's babies, the Seal, and Drutt. Only Berk can rescue his friends and save the day.
The Big Red Thing
E15The Big Red Thing
Jul 28, 19904m
The red thing returns to cause chaos, and Rogg chases it into the swamps, seemingly losing his life in confronting the creature.

About The Trap Door

The Trap Door is a animation, comedy, family, kids series on ITV1. The show first aired on Oct 6, 1986 and currently has 2 seasons and 40 episodes. The Trap Door has ended after 2 seasons. It has a rating of 7.6/10 based on 20 votes. The cast includes William Rushton, Nick Shipley, Terry Brain. Created by Charlie Mills and Terry Brain.

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