7.9/1021 votesLoading...#1 - The Big Red Thing
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 7/28/1990
The red thing returns to cause chaos, and Rogg chases it into the swamps, seemingly losing his life in confronting the creature.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1041 votesLoading...#2 - Breakfast Time
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 10/6/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1029 votesLoading...#3 - Creepy Crawly
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.4/1019 votesLoading...#4 - The Splund
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 7/7/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1029 votesLoading...#5 - Gourmet's Delight
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/10/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.3/1023 votesLoading...#6 - Flyin' Wotsit Fingy
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 10/29/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1030 votesLoading...#7 - Lurkings
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/9/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1015 votesLoading...#8 - Not Very Nice
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 5/19/1990
One of the Thing Upstairs' eyeballs falls down the Trap Door and Berk has to go after it.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.2/1018 votesLoading...#9 - Bugs
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 5/26/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1029 votesLoading...#10 - The Big Thing
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1024 votesLoading...#11 - The Pain
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 10/21/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1015 votesLoading...#12 - Yum Yum
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1016 votesLoading...#13 - Birthday Surprise
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/1015 votesLoading...#14 - The Stupid Thing
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 6/16/1990
While Berk is giving the Thing Upstairs a slime bath, Drutt mistakenly pulls up a dragon from the trap door.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1030 votesLoading...#15 - Ghoulies
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/15/1986
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1027 votesLoading...#16 - The Thingy
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 10/17/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1015 votesLoading...#17 - Moany Boni
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1015 votesLoading...#18 - The Horrible Thing
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 5/12/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.0/1015 votesLoading...#19 - Boo!
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 6/23/1990
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1022 votesLoading...#20 - Don't Open That Trap Door
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 10/24/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1024 votesLoading...#21 - Yechh!
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 10/28/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1024 votesLoading...#22 - Midnight Snack
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 10/31/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.9/1023 votesLoading...#23 - Bye Bye Berk
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 11/7/1986
Fed up with running around after the Thing Upstairs, and fending off the trap door monsters, Berk leaves.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1033 votesLoading...#24 - Slither, Wriggle and Writhe
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/1986
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 wood, Berk opens the Trap Door and a huge octopus-like creature emerges, creating havoc in the kitchen.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
6.8/1025 votesLoading...#25 - Strange Goings On
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 10/30/1986
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
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!
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...
Genres:AnimationComedyFamilyKids
Network:ITV1
Best Episodes Summary
"The Big Red Thing" is the best rated episode of "The Trap Door". It scored 7.9/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 7/28/1990. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Breakfast Time".