The Trap Door

Season 1 Episode 3: Food for Thort

2 SeasonsOct 08, 1986TV-G4m7.9

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 ...

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Breakfast Time

1. Breakfast Time

Aired: Oct 6, 1986

Berk is busy preparing his master's breakfast - from worms and other vile con...

Episode 3 Food for Thort

3. Food for Thort

Aired: Oct 8, 1986

Berk is instructed to go and see to the garden. He goes out to feed the plant...

Episode 4 Lurkings

4. Lurkings

Aired: Oct 9, 1986

Berk, Boni and Drutt go down to the swamp outside the castle to do some fishi...

Episode 5 Gourmet's Delight

5. Gourmet's Delight

Aired: Oct 10, 1986

Berk is cooking again, when something invisible comes out of the trap door an...

Episode 6 Creepy Crawly

6. Creepy Crawly

Aired: Oct 13, 1986

Something large and black with "lots of legs" comes out of the trap door and ...

Episode 7 The Big Thing

7. The Big Thing

Aired: Oct 14, 1986

Boni is bored, but Berk doesn't have time to talk to him. Then Rogg appears f...

Episode 8 Ghoulies

8. Ghoulies

Aired: Oct 15, 1986

Berk and Boni are going through things in a room that's been left untouched f...

Episode 9 The Dose

9. The Dose

Aired: Oct 16, 1986

The Thing Upstairs has a cold, so Berk makes him some of his special medicine...

Episode 10 The Thingy

10. The Thingy

Aired: Oct 17, 1986

Berk is trying to nail the trap door down, but it's no good - a large peculia...

Episode 12 Fester Rancid

12. Fester Rancid

Aired: Oct 21, 1986

Bubo, the spout-headed troublemaker from "Gourmet's Delight" is back and he's...

Episode 13 The Pain

13. The Pain

Aired: Oct 21, 1986

The Thing Upstairs has toothache so Berk goes to sort it out. Drutt wedges op...

Episode 14 The Little Thing

14. The Little Thing

Aired: Oct 23, 1986

A noisy little thing has escaped and Berk must catch it before it wakes the T...

Episode 16 Junk Food

16. Junk Food

Aired: Oct 26, 1986

Rogg returns and eats all the garbage; he then causes trouble by going up in ...

Episode 17 Yechh!

17. Yechh!

Aired: Oct 27, 1986

Something horrible escapes and lays its eggs. Little things hatch quickly onl...

Episode 18 Flyin' Watsit Fingy

18. Flyin' Watsit Fingy

Aired: Oct 28, 1986

Berk is trying to take a photograph of Boni and Drutt but is interrupted by a...

Episode 19 Strange Goings On

19. Strange Goings On

Aired: Oct 29, 1986

Berk is taking everyone on a picnic but has to scratch the Thing Upstairs bef...

Episode 20 Midnight Snack

20. Midnight Snack

Aired: Oct 30, 1986

Whilst everyone is asleep four near-identical greedy things emerge and raid t...

Episode 21 Nasty Stuff

21. Nasty Stuff

Aired: Nov 2, 1986

Berk makes some medicine for his headache, but after drinking it he turns int...

Episode 22 Sniff That

22. Sniff That

Aired: Nov 3, 1986

Something with a lot of eyes sneaks up on Berk while he's trying to unclog a ...

Episode 23 Vile Pile

23. Vile Pile

Aired: Nov 4, 1986

All the rubbish Berk keeps throwing down the trap door comes to life and star...

Episode 24 Slightly Weird

24. Slightly Weird

Aired: Nov 5, 1986

Berk tries to pick mushrooms for the Thing Upstairs's breakfast, until one of...

Episode 25 Bye Bye Berk

25. Bye Bye Berk

Aired: Nov 6, 1986

Fed up with running around after the Thing Upstairs, and fending off the trap...

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Info about The Trap Door

Current Status: Ended

Network: ITV1

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Comedy, Adventure, Horror, Family, Animation, Fantasy