The Picnic Panic
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| The Picnic Panic | |
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 The Thing picks up the back of Spike's motorcycle while he's still riding it. | |
| Premiere date | September 8, 1979 |
| Run time | 11:34 |
| Music composed by | Hoyt Curtin |
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"The Picnic Panic" is the first episode (part one) of The Thing season one, and came as a segment of Fred and Barney Meet the Thing. It aired on September 8, 1979 on NBC.
When Spike challenges Ronald to a motorcycle race, Benjy is forced to help Ronald to keep things fair and safe.
Detailed summary
Memorable quotes
Spike: Hey, let go, boulder fingers.
The Thing: Well, I'd rather have boulders in my fingers, than rocks in my head.
Characters
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Organizations
- Yancy Street Gang
- Park department
Locations
Objects
- Benjy's rings
Vehicles
- Betty's car
- Ronald's car
- Yancy Street Gang's motorcycles
Production
Development
Filming
Music
The score was composed by Hoyt Curtin.
Release
Dates are in order of release:
- United States: September 8, 1979 on NBC
Behind the scenes
Errors
- Why is there only four students at the high school picnic? And one of them isn't even a high school student.
- Despite already being called the Centerville Picnic Grounds, a second sign says Centerville Picnic Area.
- Yes, Benjy was asking Betty if she was at the time by herself, but they also came together, which itself makes very little sense to begin with.
- When Betty comes closer to Ronald to ask if he's afraid, Benjy and Kelly, who were behind either side of him, have disappeared.
Critical reception
In other languages
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Home availability
- Warner Bros. owns the show, while Disney owns the characters, making it difficult to release this episode onto DVD.
