The Trap Door(1986)
Overview
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.
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Series 1
25 episodes • 1986
Series 1
25 episodes • 1986
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Breakfast Time | Oct 6, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Slither, Wriggle and Writhe | Oct 7, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Food for Thort | Oct 8, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lurkings | Oct 9, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Gourmet's Delight | Oct 10, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Creepy Crawly | Oct 13, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Big Thing | Oct 14, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Ghoulies | Oct 15, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Dose | Oct 16, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Thingy | Oct 17, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite | Oct 20, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Fester Rancid | Oct 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Pain | Oct 21, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Little Thing | Oct 23, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Don't Open That Trap Door | Oct 24, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Junk Food | Oct 27, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Yechh! | Oct 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Flyin' Wotsit Fingy | Oct 29, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Strange Goings On | Oct 30, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Midnight Snack | Oct 31, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Nasty Stuff | Nov 3, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Sniff That | Nov 4, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Vile Pile | Nov 5, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Slightly Weird | Nov 6, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 25 | Bye Bye Berk | Nov 7, 1986 | 0.0 |
Series 2
15 episodes • 1990
Series 2
15 episodes • 1990
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scunge | Apr 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Oh Globbits | Apr 28, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Moany Boni | May 5, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Horrible Thing | May 12, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Not Very Nice | May 19, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Bugs | May 26, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Yum Yum | Jun 2, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Birthday Surprise | Jun 9, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Stupid Thing | Jun 16, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Boo! | Jun 23, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Lump | Jun 30, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 12 | The Splund | Jul 7, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Nasty Beasty | Jul 14, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 14 | What a Weirdo | Jul 21, 1990 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Big Red Thing | Jul 28, 1990 | 0.0 |
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