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''The Trap Door'' is a British animated television series, originally shown in the United Kingdom in 1986. The plot revolves around the daily lives and the misadventures of a group of monsters living in a castle. Although the emphasis was on humour and the show was marketed as a children's programme, it drew much from horror and dark fantasy. The show has since become a cult favourite and remains one of the most widely recognised family entertainment shows of the 1980s.〔(Trap Door @ 80s Cartoons )〕〔(The Trap Door | Retro Junk )〕 Digital children's channel Pop started rerunning the show in 2010. ==Show production== The show was created by British animators Terry Brain and Charlie Mills, and produced through their own companies, CMTB Animation and Queensgate Productions Ltd. Brain and Mills were also responsible for another animated show, ''Stoppit and Tidyup'', a few years later in the late 1980s. Together they were referred to as "Brainbox Mills".〔(Terry Brain - IMDb )〕 Later, Terry Brain went on to be an animator with Aardman Animations and has since worked on the six ''Wallace and Gromit'' films, as well as ''Chicken Run'' and animated television shows, ''Gogs'' and ''Creature Comforts''. A total of 25 episodes of ''The Trap Door'' were made in 1984, with each episode running for around four minutes. Two years later in 1986, when the show had proved successful, a second series was produced and aired with a further 15 episodes of similar running time. There were a total of 40 episodes of the show produced. Most character voices were provided by Willie Rushton, an English cartoonist, satirist, comedian, actor and performer who co-founded the satirical magazine, ''Private Eye''. Nick Shipley provided the voice of Drutt. The recognisable theme song of the show was written by Scottish songwriter Bob Heatlie, who also wrote the Shakin' Stevens hit ''Merry Christmas Everyone'', and also one of the popular hits of the 1980s, ''Japanese Boy'', sung by Aneka. The vocals were performed by Zygott. A 7" record of the extended theme song was released, with a B-side featuring an instrumental song called "Ghost Chase", performed by The Ghost Chasers. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Trap Door」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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