The Trap Door - Season 1

The Trap Door - Season 1

Season 1

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Episodes25
DatesOct 6, 1986 - Nov 7, 1986
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Episodes

Breakfast Time
Season 1Episode 15 min

Breakfast Time

Berk is busy preparing his master's breakfast - from worms and other vile concoctions, when a strange yellow creature comes out of the trap door in the kitchen floor and eats the breakfast, closely followed by a large Big Red Thing which chases Berk until Berk hides behind a mirror - the ugly monster gets a nasty shock and retreats down the trap door. Prompted by his master's demands for breakfast, Berk takes the yellow creature, which has eaten everything and fallen asleep, and feeds it to his master as Chef's Special...
Oct 6, 1986
Slither, Wriggle & Writhe
Season 1Episode 25 min

Slither, Wriggle & 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 some more wood, Berk opens the trap door, but a huge octopus-like creature emerges with writhing arms and creates havoc in the kitchen.
Oct 7, 1986
Food for Thort
Season 1Episode 35 min

Food for Thort

Berk is instructed to go and see to the garden. He goes out to feed the plants, especially Thort, his master's favourite vegetable. Returning to the kitchen he opens the trap door to get some worms for dinner, but a swarm of large bees come out and sting him. Berk runs out to the garden followed by the bees, who are eaten by Thort. When the Thing Upstairs shouts for food, Berk suggests a salad ...
Oct 8, 1986
Lurkings
Season 1Episode 45 min

Lurkings

Berk, Boni and Drutt go down to the swamp outside the castle to do some fishing. Boni is moaning because he finds it boring, but Berk has left the trap door open and he is soon surprised by an enormous pink monster who creeps up behind them. Berk is so frightened he falls into the swamp, only to find the monster is friendly and wants to join in...
Oct 9, 1986
Gourmet's Delight
Season 1Episode 55 min

Gourmet's Delight

Berk is cooking again, when something invisible comes out of the trap door and starts throwing things about. Berk scores a direct hit in retaliation with some yellow goo and the little creature - Bubo - becomes visible and bright yellow. When Berk eventually catches the naughty Bubo, he finds a hole in the top of his head, blows him up like a balloon and lets him off into the air and lets him drop back down the trap door.
Oct 10, 1986
Creepy Crawly
Season 1Episode 65 min

Creepy Crawly

Something large and black with "lots of legs" comes out of the trap door and scuttles off down the corridor, but Berk won't believe Boni. He goes in search of it and finds a tiny spider, thinking it must be Boni's monster, but just then the enormous black spider drops down in front of him, wraps him in thick green web and chases him into the kitchen. Drutt spins the spider up in his own web and Berk is able to push it back down the trap door.
Oct 13, 1986
The Big Thing
Season 1Episode 75 min

The Big Thing

Boni is bored, but Berk doesn't have time to talk to him. Then Rogg appears from the trap door and takes Boni out 'to play' on top of the castle ramparts. Boni talks and talks and bores Rogg until he falls off the castle on top of Berk, who has come in search of Boni. Boni is left talking to himself...
Oct 14, 1986
Ghoulies
Season 1Episode 85 min

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 spells and reads one out, summoning up the 'Ghostly Ghoulies' ... They rush back to the kitchen to find the trap door thumping open and shut and ghoulies floating about the place. To make them go away he has to read the spell backwards...
Oct 15, 1986
The Dose
Season 1Episode 95 min

The Dose

The Thing Upstairs has a cold, so Berk makes him some of his special medicine. Meanwhile, a 'horrible green gobby lump' comes out of the trap door and drinks all the medicine, with strange results. As Berk drags the little green thing back to the trap door, he finds the creature's mum has come out too - a large yellow lump. Berk, Boni and Drutt all end up with colds.
Oct 16, 1986
The Thingy
Season 1Episode 105 min

The Thingy

Berk is trying to nail the trap door down, but it's no good - a large peculiar looking Thingy comes popping up and changes Berk, Boni and Drutt into all sorts of different shapes, before eventually disappearing again, leaving them back to normal.
Oct 17, 1986
Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite
Season 1Episode 115 min

Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite

Berk goes to sleep but something horrid emerges from the Trap Door and kidnaps Boni. Berk goes down to rescue him. This is one of two episodes which is revealed to be a dream at the end, the other being "Moany Boni".
Oct 20, 1986
Fester Rancid
Season 1Episode 125 min

Fester Rancid

Bubo, the spout-headed troublemaker from "Gourmet's Delight" is back and he's pushing a distressed Boni about the workroom on his trolley. He takes Boni out to the swamp and starts beating him with a stick. Berk and Drutt arrive, lured by the sound of Boni's moaning that Berk had mistaken for singing. Bubo pokes Berk in the keister with the stick, sending the former straight into the bog, and Drutt tumbles in as well. They both get back out and Berk throws Bubo into the swamp. The three friends head for home, sure they've seen the last of Bubo, who can be seen swimming for shore.
Oct 21, 1986
The Pain
Season 1Episode 135 min

The Pain

The Thing Upstairs has toothache so Berk goes to sort it out. Drutt wedges open the trap door so he can eat some worms, inevitably releasing a hungry slug thing which decides to eat him instead. This episode is centered on Drutt trying to escape from the creature.
Oct 21, 1986
The Little Thing
Season 1Episode 145 min

The Little Thing

A noisy little thing has escaped and Berk must catch it before it wakes the Thing Upstairs.
Oct 23, 1986
Don't Open That Trap Door
Season 1Episode 155 min

Don't Open That Trap Door

Whilst cleaning out his cupboard Berk finds an old radio and all the monsters (past and future) emerge from the trap door to dance to the theme tune. This episode acts as more of a music video of the series.
Oct 24, 1986
Junk Food
Season 1Episode 165 min

Junk Food

Rogg returns and eats all the garbage; he then causes trouble by going up in the lift to the Thing Upstairs's room.
Oct 27, 1986
Yechh!
Season 1Episode 175 min

Yechh!

Something horrible escapes and lays its eggs. Little things hatch quickly only to pop almost immediately, causing havoc for poor Berk.
Oct 28, 1986
Flyin' Wotsit Fingy
Season 1Episode 185 min

Flyin' Wotsit Fingy

Berk is trying to take a photograph of Boni and Drutt but is interrupted by a green bat, which he and Drutt pursue around the cellar. Ultimately, Berk's camera photographs them all, and the flier escapes into his master's bedroom.
Oct 29, 1986
Strange Goings On
Season 1Episode 195 min

Strange Goings On

Berk is taking everyone on a picnic but has to scratch the Thing Upstairs before he leaves. While he's gone something pulls Boni down the trap door. This episode is centered on Boni and his experiences through the trap door caverns then the swamp.
Oct 30, 1986
Midnight Snack
Season 1Episode 205 min

Midnight Snack

Whilst everyone is asleep four near-identical greedy things emerge and raid the kitchen, causing a mess.
Oct 31, 1986
Nasty Stuff
Season 1Episode 215 min

Nasty Stuff

Berk makes some medicine for his headache, but after drinking it he turns into a horrible monster.
Nov 3, 1986
Sniff That
Season 1Episode 225 min

Sniff That

Something with a lot of eyes sneaks up on Berk while he's trying to unclog a drain. Another thing that sucks things into its mouth climbs out too, and in the end solves both his problems.
Nov 4, 1986
Vile Pile
Season 1Episode 235 min

Vile Pile

All the rubbish Berk keeps throwing down the trap door comes to life and starts spitting slime at him.
Nov 5, 1986
Slightly Weird
Season 1Episode 245 min

Slightly Weird

Berk tries to pick mushrooms for the Thing Upstairs's breakfast, until one of them runs off.
Nov 6, 1986
Bye Bye Berk
Season 1Episode 255 min

Bye Bye Berk

Fed up with running around after the Thing Upstairs, and fending off the trap door monsters, Berk leaves.
Nov 7, 1986

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