The Thingy (episode)

**The Thingy** is the tenth episode of the first series.

## Plot

Boni hears Berk hammering away, and he asks Berk what he is exactly doing. Berk informs Boni that he is nailing the trap door shut, as he is fed up of the creatures that keep popping out of it. Berk nails a plank onto the trap door, successfully nailing it shut. Berk begins to admire his handiwork, and remarks how happy he is to never worry about any trapdoor monsters appearing. However, Berk speaks too soon. An enormous purple creature breaks the trap door free, and it appears from above.

The mischievous big purple “Thingy” decides to stir up trouble, and Berk becomes very anxious. Berk runs from the Thingy, but the creature spots him, and it casts a spell on Berk. As a result of the spell, Berk grows ridiculously tall and thin. Boni asks Berk if he is alright, but Berk tells Boni that he feels peculiar. The spell then causes Berk to squat down, to rapidly change in size many times, before it does transform Berk back to his correct proportions. The spell does not wear off for long, however, as Berk becomes shrunk. Berk orders the Thingy to transform him back to his right size, but the Thingy obviously ignores him, and the Thingy scares him away. Berk hides in a spilt scunge pot. A bug crawls out of the pot, shocking Berk away from it.

The Thingy transforms Berk back to his normal form again, but Berk then mutates into a giant blue worm. Drutt thinks that this is a great joke, but the Thingy soon targets Drutt. Drutt grows in size, and Berk worries that Drutt might eat him. Drutt does not seem hungry enough to eat Berk, fortunately enough for Berk, and Berk is soon cast back to his normal form. This does not last, however, as Berk transforms into a puddle. Drutt then return back to his normal size, except that he becomes taller in shape. Boni sees everything, and feels thankful that he has not been made a victim by the Thingy. However, Boni speaks too soon. The monster casts a spell on Boni, causing Boni to change shape multiple times.

The Thingy decides that it has had enough, and it makes its way back down the trap door. Much to each other’s relief, Berk, Boni and Drutt change back into their original forms. Berk suggests that the Thingy probably just got fed up of mucking about, when Boni tells Berk that he wonders why the mischievous large creature had went, but Boni feels sceptical of this. It is revealed that the Thingy has left a permanent spell, and Berk becomes confounded, as multiple clones of Berk roam around the cellar.

## Trivia

* This episode shares several parallels with *Moany Boni* from season two. This is because both episodes centre on a creature coming out of the trap door, taking delight in causing trouble for Berk, Boni and Drutt, and changes the trio into different colours and forms. Also, the Imp from Moany Boni is very similar to the Thingy from this episode.

## Goofs

* Berk’s reasons for wanting to shut the trap door for good is understandable. However, Berk has gone down the trap door to find food. He is friends with Rogg, who lives under the trap door, so why he would want to shut the trap door permanently is actually quite unjustifiable.

## Home media releases

### UK (VHS)

* *Creepy Crawly Adventures* (1986; re-released in 1991)
* *Breakfast Time and 11 Other Adventures* (2000)

### UK (DVD)

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