User blog comment:Mattalamode/A Second Opinion: The Picnic/@comment-30307603-20170302223223

I think you summed up the problem with the episode pretty well. It's just the Watterson brothers being idiots for 11 minutes, with only 1 to 2 good gags thrown. It's been a while since I've watched the episode (years, now, I think?), but on my last viewing, I remember being so bored and dulled out by the first 3 minutes. "The Picnic" is truly one of the worst episodes of the series, and definitely one of the worst of the season by far, only being beaten by "The Genius", and maybe "The Goons".

On a side note, I honestly do think Season 1 gets "over-hated", for a lack of a better term. Sure, the season pales in comparison to its contemporaries, especially Seasons 3-5, but I honestly think it has some great episodes that get ignored because of all the terrible episodes. Episodes such as "The Quest", "The Mystery" (except for Darwin's segment), "The Helmet", and "The Meddler" are great episodes, in my opinion, and even episodes such as "The DVD", "The Pressure", "The Refund", and "The Fight" are enjoyable. In addition, Season 1 brought emphasis to Tina Rex, who as not only the coolest character from a visual standpoint, but from a writing standpoint, she was a fairly interesting character, and it's a shame she's used for quick jokes and nothing else in the later seasons.