The Trap Door
Serial

The Trap Door

1986

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.

1
Breakfast Time
A long-necked monster emerges from the Trap Door and eats the breakfast that Berk has prepared for the Thing Upstairs. A…
2
Slither, Wriggle and Writhe
Berk is trying to put up some shelves for his master and is using Boni as a prop to hold up the shelf. Looking for more …
3
Food for Thort
Berk is instructed to take care of the garden. He goes out to feed the plants, especially Thort, his master's favourite …
4
Lurkings
Berk, Boni and Drutt go down to the swamp outside the castle to do some fishing. Berk has left the Trap Door open and is…
5
Gourmet's Delight
Berk is cooking again, when something invisible comes out of the Trap Door and starts throwing things about. Berk scores…
6
Creepy Crawly
A many-legged creature comes out of the Trap Door and scuttles off down the corridor. Berk goes in search of it and find…
7
The Big Thing
Boni is bored, but Berk doesn't have time to talk to him. Then Rogg appears from the trap door and throws Boni from the …
8
Ghoulies
Berk and Boni are going through things in a room that's been left untouched for a long time. Berk finds an old book of s…
9
The Dose
The Thing Upstairs has a cold, so Berk makes him some of his special medicine. Meanwhile, a green lump comes out of the …
10
The Thingy
Berk is trying to nail the Trap Door down, but it's no good - a large peculiar looking creepy thing comes popping up and…
11
Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
Berk goes to sleep, but a giant monstrous hand opens the trapdoor, grabs Boni and takes him down below. Now Berk must ve…
12
Fester Rancid
Boni is pestered by Bubo, who has returned again to cause havoc. Berk goes to the rescue, but ends up in the swamp, mena…
13
The Pain
The Thing Upstairs has tooth ache and Berk is summoned to administer to him. Once he finds which head the bad tooth is i…
14
The Little Thing
While the Thing Upstairs is asleep, a little thing comes out of the Trap Door and zooms about so that Berk cannot catch …
15
Don't Open That Trap Door
Berk is tidying up and finds an old radio which starts to a familiar tune. As it plays, Rogg and other assorted creature…
16
Junk Food
Berk is told to throw out the rubbish and decides to throw it down the Trap Door. But Rogg appears and eats it all up wi…
17
Yechh!
A creature comes out of the Trap Door and lays some eggs which hatch into green exploding creatures. Berk concerned with…
18
Flyin' Wotsit Fingy
Berk is trying to take some photographs of his friends, when a flying creature comes out of the Trap Door. Berk has seen…
19
Strange Goings On
Boni has been complaining of boredom again, but Berk has planned a picnic at the swamp. First though he has to see the T…
20
Midnight Snack
Berk is asleep. Three monsters, called the Big Mouths, appear out of the Trap Door. They eat everything in sight and mak…
21
Nasty Stuff
Berk makes some medicine for his headache, but after drinking it, he becomes a monster.
22
Sniff That
Something with a lot of eyes sneaks up on Berk while he is trying to unclog a drain. An Elephant Bug that sucks things i…
23
Vile Pile
All the rubbish Berk keeps throwing down the Trap Door comes to life and starts spitting slime at him.
24
Slightly Weird
Berk tries to pick mushrooms to feed the Thing Upstairs for breakfast, until one of them runs off.
25
Bye Bye Berk
Fed up with running around after the Thing Upstairs, and fending off the trap door monsters, Berk leaves.