ived ▁Disney ▁material . ▁ ▁These ▁collections ▁were ▁made ▁possible ▁after ▁the ▁mer ger ▁of ▁Time ▁Warner ▁( which ▁owned ▁the ▁color ▁cart o ons ▁released ▁from ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁on ward , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁black - and - white ▁Lo oney ▁T unes , ▁the ▁post - Har man / I sing ▁black - and - white ▁Mer rie ▁Mel od ies ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁H / I ▁Mer rie ▁Mel od ies ▁entry ▁Lady , ▁Play ▁Your ▁Mand olin !) ▁and ▁Turner ▁Broadcast ing ▁System ▁( which ▁owned ▁the ▁color ▁cart o ons ▁released ▁prior ▁to ▁August ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁and ▁the ▁remaining ▁Har man / I sing ▁Mer rie ▁Mel od ies ; ▁most ▁of ▁these ▁cart o ons ▁had ▁been ▁released ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁The ▁Golden ▁Age ▁of ▁Lo oney ▁T unes ▁las erd isc ▁series ), ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁subsequent ▁transfer ▁of ▁video ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁Turner ▁library ▁from ▁M GM ▁Home ▁Entertainment ▁to ▁Warner ▁Home ▁Video . ▁ ▁The ▁cart o ons ▁included ▁on ▁the ▁set ▁are ▁un cut , ▁un ed ited , ▁un c ens ored ▁and ▁digit ally ▁restored ▁and ▁rem aster ed ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁black - and - white ▁and ▁success ive ▁expos ure ▁Techn icol or ▁film ▁neg atives ▁( or , ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁C ine color ▁short s , ▁the ▁Techn icol or ▁repr ints ). ▁However , ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁cart o ons