Strange Goings On

**Strange Goings On** is the nineteenth episode of the first series.

## Plot

Berk arranges a trip for Boni, Drutt and himself to the swamp. Drutt feels especially excited, and runs around hyperactively. As he climbs onto Boni’s trolley, Boni tells him to stay off of it, and to not get so overexcited. As Berk appears, he tells them both to stop squabbling. He then explains to Boni that he is looking forward to their trip, and Boni mentions that he is looking forward to it as well. Just before the three friends are able to go off, the Thing Upstairs calls for Berk. He tells Berk that he has an itch, so Berk goes upstairs to give the Thing Upstairs a scratch.

Soon after Berk disappears, the Kraken opens the trap door, curls Boni up in one of its tentacles, and pulls Boni down. The Kraken then leaves Boni stranded on the edge of a rock-face. A tentacled mouth-creature appears out from the darkness, surprising Boni, and causes him to roll down the rock-face. He lands into the breathing duct of the Sucker Blob, who launches him right up into the air.

Boni shoots into the air, and plummets into the lake. A large blue fish picks him up from under the water. The Fish swims around, with Boni on its back. It swims very fast, and bumps into the rocky foundations of the lake, causing Boni to catapult off of it. Boni lands into a bed of mushrooms, who carry him off. Boni orders them to put him down. They do that, but leave him on top of a large reptile. Boni also orders the Reptile to put him down. It takes no notice, and flicks Boni off with its tail.

Boni lands into a bird’s nest. He then starts to miss being back at the castle with Berk and Drutt. The bird flies over the nest, and notices Boni in the nest with its eggs. It squawks aggressively at Boni, picks Boni out of the nest with its claws, and flies over the castle. It drops Boni, and Boni soon finds himself back in his hole. Boni is overwhelmed by his experience down in the cellar, but cheers up when he sees Drutt again, and is also happy to see Berk reappear. Boni then tells Berk that he no longer want to go out to the swamp. All unbeknownst to Boni’s little misadventure, Berk jokingly comments that Boni never goes anywhere, causing Boni to be at a lost for words.

## Trivia

* The mouth creature, from this episode, might have been the same one from *Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite*. However, most of that episode was part of a dream. The creature from that episode may have been a different one of the same kind, and might not have even existed.
* The bird, from this episode, has Thort’s squawking voice. However, whether it really is Thort is debatable. Except for its claws, we do not actually see the creature itself. We can easily assume that it is a completely different character.
* At the end of this episode, Berk amusingly describes Boni as not exactly being an “action man”. This comment is likely an indirect reference to the Hasbro line of *Action Man* action figures, that increased in popularity throughout the 1980s.

## Home media releases

### UK (VHS)

* *Watch Out for That Nasty Stuff* (1986)
* *The Trap Door: 12 Scary Episodes* (1991)
* *The Pain - Plus 11 Scary Episodes* (1999)

### UK (DVD)

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