According to Maltin (p.226), although they were initially well-liked at the time of their release, "the serious fault with Harman & Ising cartoons was...

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According to Maltin (p.226), although they were initially well-liked at the time of their release, "the serious fault with Harman & Ising cartoons was...

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Question restatement: According to Maltin (p.226), although they were initially well-liked at the time of their release, 'the serious fault with Harman & Ising cartoons was...'

Option 1: '...that they were undercut by small production budgets.' This suggests financial constraints were the core issue. However, Maltin’s critique centers more on creative aspects rather than funding alone, so this answer emphasizes economics over the stated lack of innovation, making it a misalignment with the source’s focus.

Option 2: '... that Harman and Ising worked independently.' If this were true, it would imply organizational separation as the fault. In reality, the critique is about the cartoons themselves rather than the crediting or collaboration structure, so this option misattributes the fault to production structure rather than content quality.

Option 3: '...that they did not innovate or improve.' This directly targets the creative trajectory of the Harman & Ising cartoons, aligning with Maltin’s assessment that the material failed to evolve or enhance beyond a certain baseline, which is presented as the serious fault in the reference.

Option 4: '...they were done in black and white because Disney had a monopoly on Technicolor until 1934.' This is historically inaccurate for Harman & Ising, and it also attributes a technical/color-production constraint to a situation where the critique is about innovation, not the color choice or market monopoly on Technicolor.

Putting the pieces together, if we weigh each option against Maltin’s stated critique, the claim that the serious fault was the lack of innovation or improvement best matches the source's emphasis on stagnation in the creative development of those cartoons.

Additional note: The other options either misattribute the fault to budgeting, organizational structure, or an anachronistic production detail, none of which align with Maltin’s central criticism about creative stagnation.

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