Of course it did. It said "I think I can, I think I can".
Thus leading to the psionics-based joke in the strip.
But on the topic of the thread, I think a more accurate title would be "In a campaign that I (the OP) was running, psionics would solve everything."
Which is fair. However, there are too many unknown factors regarding the OOTS world to make such a blanket generalization regarding its effectiveness in solving the current problem.