The Trap Door: Difference between revisions

The Trap Door was a British [[Claymation]] show that first aired in 1984. The show was set in a [[Haunted Castle]] owned by an unseen creature known only as 'The Thing Upstairs'. The main character was this creature's servant, a blue blob named Berk, who lived in the castle's lower floors along with his friends, a skull named Boni and a strange spider-like creature named Drutt. In every episode, the titular trap door would open, and a monster would come out, usually to hinder Berk in his toils. Each episode lasted around five minutes.

 

* [[Actor Existence Failure]]: Taken to insane levels. There's one actor who plays everyone and he's dead.

* [[All Just a Dream]]: 'Don't Let the Bed Bugs Bite' and 'Moany Boni'

* [[Guarding the Portal|Guarding The Trap Door]]: Even though Berk often leaves it ajar.

* [[Heroic Sacrifice]]: {{spoiler|Rogg, in the final episode. [[Disney Death|He gets better]].}}

* [[Kindhearted Simpleton]]: Rogg is one of the friendlier creatures to come out of the trap door. It may come from the fact he is a complete ditz.

* [[Meaningful Name]]: Berk is British slang for a stupid, often easy to manipulate person.

* [[Pardon My Klingon]]: 'Globbits!' 'Great Grumfuttoks Tusks!'

* [[Recurring Character]]: Rogg, Bubo, the Big Red Thing

* [[Screwy Squirrel]]: A fair few of the monsters from the trap door are more trouble makers or pranksters than outright menaces. Bubo is perhaps the most notable.

* [[Sdrawkcab Name]]: Drutt. More commonly spelled Drut. {{spoiler|Turd.}}