The WORST episodes of The Trap Door
Every episode of The Trap Door ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of The Trap Door!
Somewhere in the dark and nasty regions where nobody goes, stands an ancient castle. Deep within this dank and uninviting place lives Berk, the overworked servant of The Thing Upstairs. But that's nothing compared to the horrors that lurk beneath The Trap Door. For there is always something down there, in the dark, waiting to come out...
#1 - 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.
#2 - Nasty Stuff
Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 11/3/1986
Berk makes some medicine for his headache, but after drinking it he turns into a horrible monster.
#3 - Sniff That
Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 11/4/1986
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.
#4 - Vile Pile
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 11/5/1986
All the rubbish Berk keeps throwing down the trap door comes to life and starts spitting slime at him.
#5 - Slightly Weird
Season 1 - Episode 24 - Aired 11/6/1986
Berk tries to pick mushrooms for the Thing Upstairs's breakfast, until one of them runs off.
#6 - 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.
#7 - Scunge
Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 4/21/1990
Bubo (in his final appearance in the programme) comes up from the trap door once again and starts a scunge fight.
#8 - Oh Globbits
Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 4/28/1990
After Berk bungs up a burst water pipe with a worm (though the worm works itself free), he has to get rid of a giant green flying sponge that came out of the trap door.
#9 - Moany Boni
Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 5/5/1990
A purple, devil-like horrible thing with supernatural powers 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 colour (green, yellow, and blue).
#10 - 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 custardy yellow monster comes up through the trap door and interrupts.
#11 - Midnight Snack
Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 10/31/1986
Whilst everyone is asleep four near-identical greedy things emerge and raid the kitchen, causing a mess.
#12 - Yum Yum
Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 6/2/1990
Berk loses patience with Drutt and throws him down the trap door, but he eventually decides to get him back by fishing him out. Unfortunately, Berk fishes out a red horrible thing that looks cute but, as Boni finds out, is actually anything but.
#13 - Birthday Surprise
Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 6/9/1990
Berk bakes a birthday cake for Boni but Drutt has a surprise of his own.
#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 dinosaur-like thing from the trap door.
#15 - Boo!
Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 6/23/1990
Berk throws rubbish down the trap door, filling it up to the top, but this summons ghosts that Berk thinks are after him.
#16 - The Lump
Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 6/30/1990
There is a rotten smell in the castle cellar and Berk investigates, he finds the source of the smell; something pink and smelly came out from the trap door. Rogg comes up and tells Berk, Boni and Drutt that it is a "Lump", and it proceeds to make lots of noise.
#17 - The Splund
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 7/7/1990
The "Splund" of the title comes out of the trap door and teases Boni and Drutt, while Berk is sewing the Thing Upstairs' pyjamas.
#18 - Nasty Beasty
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 7/14/1990
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. This is the last time that the Thing Upstairs is heard, with the following episode being the last time he is actually referred to.
#19 - What a Weirdo
Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 7/21/1990
A pink worm-like thing comes up from the trap door and eats Boni, Drutt's babies, the Thing Upstairs' dinner, and Drutt (in that order). Only Berk can rescue his friends and save the day.
#20 - The Big Red Thing
Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 7/28/1990
The series finale. The red thing from episode one returns to cause chaos, and Rogg chases it into the swamps and confronts it.
#21 - Strange Goings On
Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 10/30/1986
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.
#22 - Slither, Wriggle & 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 some more wood, Berk opens the trap door, but a huge octopus-like creature emerges with writhing arms and creates havoc in the kitchen.
#23 - Food for Thort
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1986
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 ...
#24 - 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. 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...
#25 - 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 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.