Candy Candy Season 1 Episode 2 Candy and Annie's Picnic ( Air Date 1976-10-08 ) Genre Animation, Drama, Kids category. Overview "Annie thinks more and more about having parents. To console her, Candy takes her on a picnic without telling the Pony House where they are going. Candy just leaves a letter explaining that they will return before nightfall. During their journey, they are swept away by the current of a river but brought back safely to the Brighton house.".