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.
Loading episode ratings...
This may take a moment for shows with many seasons.
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 |
Related Shows
Hozuki's Coolheadedness
2014Hōzuki is the aide to the great king of Hell, King Enma. Calm and super-sadistic, Hōzuki tries to resolve the various problems in Hell, including a rampaging Momotarō and his companions. However, he also likes spending his free time on his hobbies, such as fawning over cute animals and raising "Goldfish Flowers."
All in the Family
1971Archie Bunker, a working class bigot, constantly squabbles with his family over the important issues of the day.
Monkey Dust
2003Monkey Dust is a British satirical cartoon, notorious for its dark humour and handling of taboo topics such as bestiality, murder, suicide and paedophilia. There were three series broadcast on BBC Three between 2003 and 2005. Following co-creator Harry Thompson's death, no further series were made.
Jam
2000Adapted from Blue Jam, a late night radio show, Jam consists of six shows featuring dark humour and unsettling sketches unfolding over an ambient soundtrack. From the mind of Chris Morris.
'Allo 'Allo!
1984The misadventures of hapless cafe owner René Artois and his escapades with the Resistance in occupied France.
Inside No. 9
2014An anthology of darkly comic twisted tales, each one taking place behind a door marked 'number 9'.
Les Sales Blagues de l'Echo
1995No description available.
Asylum
1996Asylum is a British comedy series which was shown on Paramount Comedy Channel in 1996. Set in a mental asylum, it ran for one series of six episodes. Unlike traditional sitcoms or comedy television shows, it was to some extent an opportunity for stand-up routines by various comedians, mixed with an overall story involving much black humour. It is significant for involving a large number of British comedians, many who have gone on to work on some of the most successful comedy programmes of the last decade. It marked the first collaboration of Edgar Wright, Simon Pegg and Jessica Stevenson, who would go on to make cult sitcom Spaced. Many of the characters names were the same as those of the actors who portrayed them. David Devant & His Spirit Wife were the "house band" for the series, performing segments in every episode, from their first album, Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous. The lead-in track "Ginger" served as the programme's title music. The series has yet to be released on DVD; however, the full episodes are viewable on Norman Lovett's website.
Snuff Box
2006"High Executioner to the King of England" Matt Berry and his assistant Rich Fulcher, spend their free time in a gentleman’s club for hangmen, competing for women, money and happiness, while engaging general depravity.
No Offence
2015Keeping these streets clean is a Herculean task, enough to demoralize even the keenest rookie – but there’s a reason why this hotchpotch of committed cops are on this force, on this side of town. Drug labs, arsonists, neo-Nazis and notorious murderers are all in a day’s work for this close-knit team, led by the dizzyingly capable but unquestionably unhinged DI Vivienne Deering. But when a particularly twisted serial killer emerges it leaves even the most hardened of these seasoned coppers reeling.
Heard It Through the Grapevine
2015Han In Sang and Seo Bom are young and in love, despite major differences in wealth and status. But all of that hangs in the balance when Han In Sang accidentally knocks up Seo Bom, setting off a comedic domino effect that reverberates throughout the snooty Han family and the modest Seo family. Between pride and humiliation, as well as love and duty, will this young couple be able to survive the storm and do what's right for their baby?
Blood Blockade Battlefront
2015One day, New York City as we know it vanished overnight into a mysterious fog. Now known as Hellsalem's Lot, it has become a place where another world beyond imagining is connected to our reality. The balance within this new world is protected by a secret society known as Libra. Leo, a journalist and photographer who arrives in the city, is unexpectedly recruited to join their ranks.
Big Time in Hollywood, Fl
2015Follows two delusional brothers, who are self-proclaimed filmmakers, as they are kicked out of their parent's house and end up on an epic cinematic journey.
Masameer County
2021A humorous view of a changing Saudi Arabia, as the Masameer gang venture into a global media war, a long-standing tribal feud, and a health craze gone too far.
Generation Z
2024Flesh-eating baby-boomers get a taste for teenagers in Ben Wheatley's darkly comic, outlandishly gory, zombie-horror satire.
Brassic
2019A group of working-class friends finding unconventional ways to win at life in suburban northern England. These lads have dealt, scammed, bribed and conned their way through adolescence, but now, their dealing and stealing is catching up with them and a whole load of trouble is heading their way.
My Mad Fat Diary
2013Set in 1996 in Lincolnshire, the show tells the tragic and humorous story of a very troubled young girl Rae, who has just left a psychiatric hospital, where she has spent four months after attempting suicide, begins to reconnect with her best friend Chloe and her group, who are unaware of Rae's mental health and body image problems, believing she was in France for the past four months.
The Flight Attendant
2020Flight attendant Cassandra Bowden wakes in her hotel room hungover from the night before in Dubai with a dead body lying next to her. Afraid to call the police, she continues her morning as if nothing happened. In New York, she is met by FBI agents who question her about her recent layover in Bangkok. Still unable to piece the night together, she begins to wonder if she could be the killer.
TALPA
2021No description available.
Brass Eye
1997Investigative reporter Chris Morris puts modern Britain under the spotlight, and smacks the issues of the day till they bleed. He tackles weighty issues including animals, drugs, sex and skewered celebrities and politicians alike - and in a later episode in 2001, paedophiles.