hver anden række anden farve - problem

Kode 

while($noget = mysql_fetch_array($nogetandet)){
  if($bgcolor == 0){
    // med den ene baggrundsfarve
    $bgcolor = 1;
  }else{
    //udskriv med den anden baggrundsfarve
    $bgcolor = 0;
  }
}

Kode 

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {

if($bgcount == "a"){
 $bg = "#CCCCCC";
 $bgcount = "b";
} else {
 $bg = "#777777";
 $bgcount = "a";
}

echo "<table>";
echo "<tr><td bgcolor=\\"$bg\\">
<a href=\\"game.php?id=".$row['id']."\\"'>
".$row[name]."<br>
<img src='content/game/img/".$row['id'].".png'><b>Description: </b>$end</a><br></td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
echo "<hr />";

Kode 

while ($row = mysql_fetch_array($query)) {

echo "<table>";
echo "<tr><td bgcolor=\\"$bg\\">
<a href=\\"game.php?id=".$row['id']."\\"'>
".$row[name]."<br>
<img src='content/game/img/".$row['id'].".png'><b>Description: </b>$end</a><br></td></tr>";
}
echo "</table>";
echo "<hr />";