The Stupid Thing (episode)

**The Stupid Thing** is the ninth episode of the second series.

## Plot

Drutt is running around aimlessly. He runs into another room, where Berk is taking a bath, and jumps into the bathtub. Berk sees some bubbles floating to the surface of the water. Berk wonders if anything is crawling inside of the tub, and is annoyed to find that Drutt had just sneaked in. Berk’s bath is further interrupted, because the Thing Upstairs suddenly calls for him. Berk goes upstairs, and he asks the Thing Upstairs what he wants. Incidentally enough, as he claims to have not had one for years, the Thing Upstairs tells Berk that he wants a bath. Berk prepares a nice hot bath for his master, and even helps to wash him. Things start to go well for Berk, as the Thing Upstairs is enjoying his bath.

Boni hears the commotion coming from upstairs, and comments on how much of a revolting job giving the Thing Upstairs a slime bath must be. Boni sees Drutt running about, and wonders what Drutt is doing. He finds out that Drutt is feeding his nippers, as they feel hungry. A worm hides behind Boni, so Drutt attempts to retrieve it from Boni’s hole, and Drutt ends up knocking Boni over.

After feeding his offspring, Drutt looks for a bigger worm for himself to snack on. He sees a tail, belonging to a rather large and clueless pink monster, poking out of the trap door. Drutt initially mistakes the tail for an enormous worm. Boni advises Drutt to let the creature go. It is too late, however, as Drutt releases the creature into the cellar. The creature turns its attention to Drutt. Boni orders Drutt to leave the creature alone, as Drutt does not know where it has been. The creature curls Boni up in its tail, puts Boni in its mouth. It bounces Drutt up and down, like a basketball.

Meanwhile, upstairs, Berk finishes cleaning his master. The Thing Upstairs still feels that he needs to be cleaned more, but Berk tells the Thing Upstairs to relax. As Berk returns to the cellar, he see the big stupid creature. Berk orders the Stupid Thing to leave his friends alone, but the creature obviously pays no attention. The Stupid Thing curls Berk up in its tail, and Berk is spiralled into the wall. Berk lands into the wall, mostly unharmed, but in a mess. He remarks that everyone will need to have a bath now, and he watches the Stupid Thing continuing to vandalise the cellar. The episode ends with Berk breaking the fourth wall, by asking the viewers whether they have the same trouble at their place on bath night.

## Trivia

* The episode’s title likely refers to the large pink creature, who appears exclusively in this episode. This is because the creature is rather stupid. However, whether this is the actual reason why this episode is named as such is debatable.
* During the beginning of the episode, when Berk is bathing himself, Berk sings part of the television series’ theme song.
* This episode can be seen on *Spooks and Gooks*, a compilation VHS release, that features a few spooky children’s cartoons.
	+ *Spooks and Gooks* was released by Channel 5 Video and PolyGram Video; both originally distributed *The Trap Door* on video.

## Home media releases

### UK (VHS)

* *The Stupid Thing* (1989)
* *Spooks and Gooks* (1990)
* *The Stupid Thing and 11 Other Adventures* (2000)

### UK (DVD)

* *The Trap Door: Complete Collection* (2005)