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The Best Episodes of The Trap Door

Every episode of The Trap Door ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of The Trap Door!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 15 - The Big Red Thing
    8.4/10(25 votes)

    #1 - The Big Red Thing

    S2:E15

    The red thing returns to cause chaos, and Rogg chases it into the swamps, seemingly losing his life in confronting the creature.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 12 - The Splund
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #2 - The Splund

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 5 - Not Very Nice
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #3 - Not Very Nice

    S2:E5

    One of the Thing Upstairs' eyeballs falls down the Trap Door and Berk has to go after it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 6 - Creepy Crawly
    7.6/10(31 votes)

    #4 - Creepy Crawly

    S1:E6

    A many-legged creature comes out of the Trap Door and scuttles off down the corridor. Berk goes in search of it and finds an enormous black spider dropping down in front of him.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 18 - Flyin' Wotsit Fingy
    7.6/10(25 votes)

    #5 - Flyin' Wotsit Fingy

    S1:E18

    Berk is trying to take some photographs of his friends, when a flying creature comes out of the Trap Door. Berk has seen it before and knows that it gives the Thing Upstairs pimples if it gets near him.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 6 - Bugs
    7.6/10(21 votes)

    #6 - Bugs

    S2:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  7. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 7 - Yum Yum
    7.6/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Yum Yum

    S2:E7

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 1 - Breakfast Time
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    #8 - Breakfast Time

    S1:E1

    A long-necked monster emerges from the Trap Door and eats the breakfast that Berk has prepared for the Thing Upstairs. Afterwards, a big, angry red monster chases Berk and Berk has a hard time getting rid of it again.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 5 - Gourmet's Delight
    7.5/10(31 votes)

    #9 - Gourmet's Delight

    S1:E5

    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 for him to fight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 3 - Moany Boni
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #10 - Moany Boni

    S2:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 4 - The Horrible Thing
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #11 - The Horrible Thing

    S2:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 8 - Birthday Surprise
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #12 - Birthday Surprise

    S2:E8

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 9 - The Stupid Thing
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #13 - The Stupid Thing

    S2:E9

    While Berk is giving the Thing Upstairs a slime bath, Drutt mistakenly pulls up a dragon from the trap door.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 10 - Boo!
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #14 - Boo!

    S2:E10

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 4 - Lurkings
    7.4/10(32 votes)

    #15 - Lurkings

    S1:E4

    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 soon surprised by an enormous pink monster who creeps up behind them.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 7 - The Big Thing
    7.3/10(31 votes)

    #16 - The Big Thing

    S1:E7

    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 top of the castle. Berk is then left talking to himself.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 10 - The Thingy
    7.3/10(30 votes)

    #17 - The Thingy

    S1:E10

    Berk is trying to nail the Trap Door down, but it's no good - a large peculiar looking creepy thing comes popping up and changes Berk, Boni and Drutt into all sorts of different shapes.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 13 - The Pain
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    #18 - The Pain

    S1:E13

    The Thing Upstairs has tooth ache and Berk is summoned to administer to him. Once he finds which head the bad tooth is in, Berk pulls out what he believes to be the rotten one. Meanwhile, a giant muddy thing goes after Drutt.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 17 - Yechh!
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #19 - Yechh!

    S1:E17

    A creature comes out of the Trap Door and lays some eggs which hatch into green exploding creatures. Berk concerned with the mess decides to push it all down the Trap Door.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 25 - Bye Bye Berk
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #20 - Bye Bye Berk

    S1:E25

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

    Director:Unknown
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  21. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 13 - Nasty Beasty
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Nasty Beasty

    S2:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 15 - Don't Open That Trap Door
    7.1/10(24 votes)

    #22 - Don't Open That Trap Door

    S1:E15

    Berk is tidying up and finds an old radio which starts to a familiar tune. As it plays, Rogg and other assorted creatures come out of the Trap Door to dance about. The Thing Upstairs, however, is not amused.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 20 - Midnight Snack
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    #23 - Midnight Snack

    S1:E20

    Berk is asleep. Three monsters, called the Big Mouths, appear out of the Trap Door. They eat everything in sight and make a complete mess of the place.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. The Trap Door Season 1 Episode 19 - Strange Goings On
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    #24 - Strange Goings On

    S1:E19

    Boni has been complaining of boredom again, but Berk has planned a picnic at the swamp. First though he has to see the Thing Upstairs. Meanwhile, a tentacle pulls Boni down the Trap Door.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. The Trap Door Season 2 Episode 14 - What a Weirdo
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #25 - What a Weirdo

    S2:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"The Big Red Thing" is the best rated episode of "The Trap Door". It scored 8.4/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/28/1990. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Splund".