Peanuts by Charles Schulz for September 20, 1956
Transcript:
Patty, Violet, and Charlie Brown are watching t.v. The announcer says, "This program was shown in compatible color.."<br> <br> Patty asks, "What other kind of color is there?"<br> <br> Violet replies, "Well, there's Incompatible color.." Patty asks, "What's that?"<br> <br> Violet replies, "That's when you have color t.v., but you won't let Charlie Brown come over and watch it!" Charlie Brown frowns to the reader.<br> <br>
“Compatible color” was apparently a type of color TV transmission that was compatible with existing black and white sets.