Logo descriptions by
Logo captures by V of Doom
Edited by mr3urious
Video capture courtesy by Bob Fish


Background: Fox Lab is a very mysterious television arm of News Corporation that was used to "experiment" television shows. It was also used for rejected pilots that would air in syndication at the time. In 2002 the company was renamed Fox Searchlab as a television arm of Fox Searchlight.


1st Logo
(1989-1994)

Nickname: "The Smoke"

Logo: TBA

FX: TBA

Cheesy Factor: TBA

Music/Sounds: TBA

Availability: TBA

Scare Factor: TBA



2nd Logo
(1994-2002)

Nicknames: "The Lab", "Turning CGI Searchlights"

Logo: The camera rapidly zooms out to reveal the usual 20th Century Fox logo, but has the words:


taking its place, written in the usual "Fox" font. The tower is surrounded by a dark, cloudy sky, which is moving rapidly. A jolt of electricity moves up the tower, similar to that of a Jacob's ladder. The byline "A News Corporation Company" fades in underneath.

FX: The zoom-out and electricity effect.

Music/Sounds: A dramatic choir-like sound with sparking electricity.

Availability: Extinct, the most rare Fox logo ever. It only appeared on the extremely short-lived 1995 Fox TV series What's So Funny?.

Scare Factor: Low to medium.