History Main / PicnicEpisode

* The ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' short, ''Porky's Picnic''. PorkyPig, his girlfriend Petunia and baby nephew Pinky go on a picnic. They don't actually get to eat anything because Pinky wanders off to the zoo and gets in trouble.

* In ''OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0200.html a celestial family finds theirs interrupted by a planeshift spell]]. [[spoiler: Confirming DiedHappilyEverAfter.]]

* In a ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic'' episode, Twilight and company go out for a picnic. Twilight ends up not having any fun at all as she freaks out about not sending a letter to Princess Celestia.

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Pac-Man}}'' episode "Picnic in Pacland", the Ghost Monsters try to disrupt the Pac-Family's picnic.

* There was a game on CartoonNetwork.com that had a bunch of the characters at a picnic, and the player, as an ant, had to collect as many crumbs as possible while avoiding obstacles.

* In a ''MyLittlePonyFriendshipisMagic'' episode, Twilight and company go out for a picnic. Twilight ends up not having any fun at all as she freaks out about not sending a letter to Princess Celestia.

* ''{{Help!}}'' - while "Ticket to Ride" plays, the Beatles are briefly seen having a picnic in the snow.

* ''Help!'' - while "Ticket to Ride" plays, the Beatles are briefly seen having a picnic in the snow.

* In ''SnoopyComeHome'', Peppermint Patty mentions to Snoopy that they will have a picnic on the beach. [[spoiler:However, the picnic does not come to fruition the next day, because Snoopy got thrown off the beach, due to a rule about there being no dogs allowed.]]

* A weeklong story arc of ''{{Garfield}}'' strips had Jon and Garfield go on a picnic, that was immediately spoiled by strong winds, ants that ate Jon's cherry pie, and to top it off in the end, a rainstorm.

* The ''AsTimeGoesBy'' episode "The Picnic".
* ''DiffrentStrokes'': The episode "The Hitchhikers," included a picnic element, with the episode's villain, Bill, trying to get hostage Kimberly to cooperate and go along with him on his picnic at his apartment. He even spreads a picnic blanket and has a basket ready for his vision of an intimate atmosphere.

* YogiBear: Virtually every one of the classic Hanna-Barbera shorts involving Yogi and his pal, Boo Boo, has the buddy bears stealing pic-a-nic baskets and disrupting pic-a-nics at Jellystone Park.

* The ''GarfieldAndFriends'' episode "The Picnic Panic" combined this with MusicalEpisode. Jon and Garfield sang about the misfortune that befell them during the picnic, due to a colony of ants that kept stealing their food. The ants even got their own EarWorm chorus during the song.

It is a nice summer day, a group of friends decide to go on a picnic, where they pack up a basket full of food consisting of [[SatiatingSandwich sandwiches]], cookies, lemonade, potato chips, pies, cakes, etc. and head out, usually to the outdoors, whether a garden, a park, countryside, or even into the wild.

When they get their picnic all set up, most of the time, you can expect them to face setbacks such as [[{{Strong Ants}} ants]] that want to steal the food or bad weather in the midst of it.
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* A weeklong story arc of ''{{Garfield}}'' strips had Jon and Garfield go on a picnic, that was immediately spoiled by strong winds, ants that ate Jon's cherry pie, and to top it off in the end, a rainstorm.
** Similarly, a 2007 strip had Jon and Liz about to have a picnic, which immediately became non-existent when they realized that Garfield stowed away and ate all of the food in the basket before Jon even left the driveway. Needless to say, both Jon and Liz were not very happy when they were forced to go to a dorky drive-thru restaurant instead.

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* The classic children's book ''Picnic'' was {{Exactly What It Says On The Tin}}.
* In Ian Fleming's ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang_(novel) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]]'', the Pott family flies to the Godwin Sands in the English Channel for a picnic. Unfortunately they fall asleep and the tide comes in. It's a good thing the title car can change into a hoverdraft.
* In the {{Berenstein Bears}} book ''The Bears' Picnic'', the bears set out to find "the perfect picnic spot". Place after place proves unsatisfactory, and then a thunderstorm comes up. They finally just eat their picnic at the kitchen table.

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* A few {{Classic Disney Shorts}} involved Mickey and friends having a picnic.
* The ''GarfieldAndFriends'' episode "The Picnic Panic" combined this with {{Musical Episode}}. Jon and Garfield sang about the misfortune that befell them during the picnic, due to a colony of ants that kept stealing their food. The ants even got their own {{Ear Worm}} chorus during the song.
* The ''LooneyTunes'' short, ''Porky's Picnic''. {{Porky Pig}}, his girlfriend Petunia and baby nephew Pinky go on a picnic. They don't actually get to eat anything because Pinky wanders off to the zoo and gets in trouble.
* ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerry'' episode "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pup_on_a_Picnic Pup on a Picnic]]". Spike and Tyke go on a picnic with Tom and Jerry as uninvited guests.

* The ''PinkPanther'' episode "Sprinkle Me Pink". The panther goes on a picnic, but a cloud pours rain on him every time he opens his picnic basket.

* ''TomAndJerry'' episode "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pup_on_a_Picnic Pup on a Picnic]]". Spike and Tyke go on a picnic with Tom and Jerry as uninvited guests.
** In ''TomAndJerryKids'', Spike and Tyke try to have a picnic but get attacked by army ants that are trying to steal their food.

* In ''OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0200.html a celestial family finds their interrupted by a planeshift spell]].

It is a nice summer day, a group of friends decide to go on a picnic, where they pack up a basket full of food consisting of [[SatiatingSandwich sandwiches]], cookies, lemonade, potato chips, pies, cakes, etc and head out, usually to the outdoors, whether a garden, a park, countryside, or even into the wild.

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* In ''SnoopyComeHome'', Peppermint Patty mentions to Snoopy that they will have a picnic on the beach. [[spoiler: However, the picnic does not come to fruition the next day, because Snoopy got thrown off the beach, due to a rule about there being no dogs allowed]].

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* A week-long story arc of ''{{Garfield}}'' strips had Jon and Garfield go on a picnic, that was immediately spoiled by strong winds, ants that ate Jon's cherry pie, and to top it off in the end, a rainstorm.

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* In ''OurLittleAdventure'', [[http://danielscreations.com/ola/comics/ep0200.html a celestial family finds their interrupted by a planeshift spell.]]

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** In ''TomAndJerryKids'' Spike and Tyke try to have a picnic but get attacked by army ants that are trying to steal their food.
* The ''PinkPanther'' episode "Sprinkle Me Pink". The panther goes on a picnic but a cloud pours rain on him every time he opens his picnic basket.
* ''TheAntAndTheAardvark''. In the first episode Charlie Ant tries to get food from the Aardvark's picnic.

It is a nice summer day, a group of friends decide to go on a picnic, where they pack up a basket full of food consisting of [[SatiatingSandwich sandwiches]], cookies, lemonade, potato chips, pies, cakes, etc. When they get their picnic all set up, most of the time, you can expect them to face setbacks such as [[{{Strong Ants}} ants]] that want to steal the food or bad weather in the midst of it.

* In {{Snoopy Come Home}}, Peppermint Patty mentions to Snoopy that they will have a picnic on the beach. [[spoiler: However, the picnic does not come to fruition the next day, because Snoopy got thrown off the beach, due to a rule about there being no dogs allowed]].

* A week-long story arc of {{Garfield}} strips had Jon and Garfield go on a picnic, that was immediately spoiled by strong winds, ants that ate Jon's cherry pie, and to top it off in the end, a rainstorm.

* In Ian Fleming's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitty_Chitty_Bang_Bang_(novel) Chitty Chitty Bang Bang]], the Pott family flies to the Godwin Sands in the English Channel for a picnic. Unfortunately they fall asleep and the tide comes in. It's a good thing the title car can change into a hoverdraft.

* The {{Garfield And Friends}} episode "The Picnic Panic" combined this with {{Musical Episode}}. Jon and Garfield sang about the misfortune that befell them during the picnic, due to a colony of ants that kept stealing their food. The ants even got their own {{Ear Worm}} chorus during the song.
* The {{Looney Tunes}} short, ''Porky's Picnic''. {{Porky Pig}}, his girlfriend Petunia and baby nephew Pinky go on a picnic. They don't actually get to eat anything because Pinky wanders off to the zoo and gets in trouble.
* {{Tom And Jerry}} episode "[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pup_on_a_Picnic Pup on a Picnic]]". Spike and Tyke go on a picnic with Tom and Jerry as uninvited guests.
** In Tom & Jerry Kids Spike and Tyke try to have a picnic but get attacked by army ants that are trying to steal their food.
* {{Pink Panther}} episode "Sprinkle Me Pink". The panther goes on a picnic but a cloud pours rain on him every time he opens his picnic basket.
* {{The Ant and the Aardvark}}. In the first episode Charlie Ant tries to get food from the Aardvark's picnic.

It is a nice summer day, a group of friends decide to go on a picnic, where they pack up a basket full of food consisting of [[EverythingsSatiatingWithSandwiches sandwiches]], cookies, lemonade, potato chips, pies, cakes, etc. When they get their picnic all set up, most of the time, you can expect them to face setbacks such as [[{{Strong Ants}} ants]] that want to steal the food or bad weather in the midst of it.