"Along Flirtation Walk"

[John Doe]

While scanning through the contents of an unlabeled videotape, I came across an "Acme Hour" with the semi-rare "Along Flirtation Walk" in the mix. While I believe it was originally filmed in a 2-color strip, this dubbed version looks more like a B&W short than color. Did WB consider recolorizing "Flirtation" and the other 2-color Merrie Melodies while they were computer colorizing their B&W Looney Tunes?

[bushnader666]

I'm not a big expert on computer colorizing, but I belive that WB didn't want to spend extra to "colorize" cartoons that were already colored, even if it was in 2-strip (no blue hues). There are quite a few more 2-strip TC toons on regular rotation ("Country Mouse," "My Green Fedora" and "Little Dutch Plate" for example).

CN also played a Cinecolor MM ("Beauty and The Beast") in addition to some 40's Cinecolor cartoons.

2 Strip TC was used in 1934 and 1935 in Merrie Melodies. In 1936, 3-strip TC was introduced in "I Wanna Play House," which was also the first cartoon with rings (blue, to demonstrate the blue hues that were finally allowed.)

For more info about 2-Strip TC MM's, you should visit http://www.davemackey.com/animation/wb/

[Sveven Dvorking]

I always wondered myself if many of the 2-strip technicolor Merrie Melodies were re-colorized when the "dubbed versions" came out. They often seem too good to be originals.

I believe the reason WB held off 3-strip technicolor until 1936 is because Disney held the rights to it.