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File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-05-01h46m38s856.png|The logo as it appears on The THX Ultimate Demo Disc
File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-05-01h46m38s856.png|The logo as it appears on ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''
File:Fox TV Special -- Star Wars The Magic and the Mystery (1997), -RAW- 41-17 screenshot.png|Open matte (as it appears in Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery)
File:Fox TV Special -- Star Wars The Magic and the Mystery (1997), -RAW- 41-17 screenshot.png|Open matte (as it appears in "Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery")
File:Vlcsnap-2022-05-13-16h24m24s860.jpg|The logo as it appears on the disc from DVD Demystified
File:Vlcsnap-2022-05-13-16h24m24s860.jpg|The logo as it appears on the disc from ''DVD Demystified''
File:Vlcsnap-2022-03-29-16h07m48s860.png|The logo as it appears on Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening on DVD
File:Vlcsnap-2022-03-29-16h07m48s860.png|The logo as it appears on ''Lucasfilm THX Trailers: The Audience is Listening'' on DVD
File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-26-23h25m27s011.jpg
File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-26-23h25m27s011.jpg
File:Vlcsnap-2022-03-29-15h58m05s231.png|The logo as it appears on the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc
File:Vlcsnap-2022-03-29-15h58m05s231.png|The logo as it appears on the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc
File:THX (1996, LaserDisc variant).png|LaserDisc
File:THX (1996, LaserDisc variant).png|LaserDisc
File:Vlcsnap-2021-10-09-19h47m01s567.png|2000-2003 DVD
File:Vlcsnap-2021-10-09-19h47m01s567.png|2000-2003 DVD version
File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-26-23h10m06s218.jpg|Remastered
File:Vlcsnap-2022-04-26-23h10m06s218.jpg|Remastered version
File:Tex - THX.jpeg|Promotional Image from Variety magazine
File:Tex - THX.jpeg|Promotional image from ''Variety'' magazine
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'''Trailer:''' The THX logo fades in as it usually would. All of a sudden, the logo sputters and then breaks down as if due to an electrical failure. A light is switched on a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} background as a {{color|red}} robot named Tex rolls in from off-camera. Tex opens a panel on the "X", grabs a rocket pack, and flies off-screen, pulling out a hammer just before he goes off-screen, muttering "Oh, George..." (referring to George Lucas). Tex hammers at something on the right side of the screen, drills at something on the left side and then flies over to the "T", bumps the "H" out of the way, and moves a large switch. The switch causes the logo to re-activate and complete its usual sequence with the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text as the background fades back to black. Tex notices that the hatch in the "X" is still open and kicks the logo, which shuts the door. A black screen falls, reading "The Audience Is Listening".
'''Trailer:''' The THX logo fades in as it usually would. All of a sudden, the logo sputters and then breaks down as if due to an electrical failure. A light is switched on a {{color|deepskyblue|light blue}} background as a {{color|red}} robot named Tex rolls in from off-camera. Tex opens a panel on the "X", grabs a rocket pack, and flies off-screen, pulling out a hammer just before he goes off-screen, muttering "Oh, George..." (referring to George Lucas). Tex hammers at something on the right side of the screen, drills at something on the left side and then flies over to the "T", bumps the "H" out of the way, and moves a large switch. The switch causes the logo to re-activate and complete its usual sequence with the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text as the background fades back to black. Tex realizes the hatch in the "X" is still open and kicks the logo, which shuts the door. A black screen falls, reading "The Audience Is Listening".


'''Trivia:'''  
'''Trivia:'''  
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* The original film print of the trailer was produced in full matte; however, it would be cropped when projected and is present in digital versions of the trailer. A clip of the full matte version was seen in ''Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery''.  
* The original film print of the trailer was produced in full matte; however, it would be cropped when projected and is present in digital versions of the trailer. A clip of the full matte version was seen in ''Star Wars: The Magic and the Mystery''.  
* There is a slightly extended version in which after Tex drills something, he starts to saw and then hits something and yells "Ow!" (implying that he hurt himself), muttering afterward. The rest of the trailer plays like normal. This only appears on ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', disc 2 of the North American DVD release of ''Finding Nemo'', the French-exclusive ''Les Années Laser THX Trailers'' DVD, and the ''Lucasfilm THX Surround EX Demonstration Disc'', with these selections implying this was meant for Dolby Digital Surround EX releases.
* There is a slightly extended version in which after Tex drills something, he starts to saw and then hits something and yells "Ow!" (implying that he hurt himself), muttering afterward. The rest of the trailer plays like normal. This only appears on ''Fox Demo Disc #1'', disc 2 of the North American DVD release of ''Finding Nemo'', the French-exclusive ''Les Années Laser THX Trailers'' DVD, and the ''Lucasfilm THX Surround EX Demonstration Disc'', with these selections implying this was meant for Dolby Digital Surround EX releases.
* On the THX Vimeo page and DVD releases starting in 2005 such as ''Toy Story 2 Special Edition'', the logo was remastered slightly. As a result, the black screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is replaced with the THX website URL, and the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text are absent.
* On the THX Vimeo page and DVD releases starting in 2005, such as ''Toy Story 2 Special Edition'', the logo was remastered slightly. As a result, the black screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is replaced with the THX website URL, and the "LUCASFILM LTD." and "SOUND SYSTEM" text are absent.
**This version also appears on ''Cars'', except here, the screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is intact. On that same DVD, bits of the "SOUND SYSTEM" text can be seen as this screen falls.
**This version also appears on ''Cars'', except here, the screen that reads "The Audience is Listening" is intact. On that same DVD, bits of the "SOUND SYSTEM" text can be seen as this screen falls.
* On the ''Toy Story'' CAV LaserDisc, the only LD release to use this trailer, [ LASER I/ DISC ] from the Broadway LaserDisc trailer shines under THX. The "Mastered and Duplicated for Optimal Video and Audio Performance" message appears prior to the THX logo appearing. The DTS and standard Dolby Laserdiscs of ''Toy Story'' just use the "Broadway" trailer. On the DVDs of ''Toy Story'' (the 2000/2001 releases), ''A Bug's Life'' (the 2003 release) and the Pixar employees only ''Made in Point Richmond'' DVD, as well as the discs from the second and third editions of ''DVD Demystified'', the version shown is recycled from the LaserDisc version, except the [ LASER I/ DISC ] bit is blacked out.
* On the ''Toy Story'' CAV LaserDisc, the only LD release to use this trailer, [ LASER I/ DISC ] from the Broadway LaserDisc trailer shines under THX. The "Mastered and Duplicated for Optimal Video and Audio Performance" message appears prior to the THX logo appearing. The DTS and standard Dolby Laserdiscs of ''Toy Story'' just use the "Broadway" trailer. On the DVDs of ''Toy Story'' (the 2000/2001 releases), ''A Bug's Life'' (the 2003 release) and the Pixar employees only ''Made in Point Richmond'' DVD, as well as the discs from the second and third editions of ''DVD Demystified'', the version shown is recycled from the LaserDisc version, except the [ LASER I/ DISC ] bit is blacked out.
* On the ''THX Picture and Sound Optimizer'' disc, the "SOUND SYSTEM" text isn't present and the "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound."
* On the ''THX Picture and Sound Optimizer'' disc, the "SOUND SYSTEM" text isn't present and the "The Audience Is Listening" text is replaced with "Best Picture. Best Sound."
* The logo was used in Variety Magazine as a promotional image, with the lights already on and Tex flying in the air.
* The logo appeared in ''Variety'' magazine as a promotional image, with the lights already on and Tex flying in the air.


'''Technique:''' CGI done at Pixar Animation Studios.
'''Technique:''' CGI by [[Pixar Animation Studios]].


'''Music/Sounds:''' The Deep Note in -1.5 lower pitch (from the Broadway DVD variant, though it actually made its debut here), Tex's dialogue, and sounds corresponding to the animation. The sound design is by Gary Rydstrom, according to ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. Mixes of the logo exist in all three digital sound formats. See "Trailer" for the rest.
'''Music/Sounds:''' The Deep Note in -1.5 lower pitch (from the Broadway DVD variant), Tex's dialogue, and sounds corresponding to the animation. Sound design by Gary Rydstrom, according to ''The THX Ultimate Demo Disc''. Mixes of the logo exist in all three digital sound formats. See "Trailer" for the rest.


'''Music/Sound Variants:'''
'''Music/Sound Variants:'''
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'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The sound when a piece of metal hits the ground after hitting Tex in the extended version was actually re-used from the sound effects created for ''Toy Story''. The sound effect in question is the same when Buzz Lightyear drops a toy jack he's holding while Woody is confronting him.
'''Music/Sounds Trivia:''' The sound when a piece of metal hits the ground after hitting Tex in the extended version was actually re-used from the sound effects created for ''Toy Story''. The sound effect in question is the same when Buzz Lightyear drops a toy jack he's holding while Woody is confronting him.


'''Availability:''' Might have been common in THX-certified theaters during its heyday, but it can be found on most Pixar movies on DVD such as ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', and ''Cars'' (the last THX-certified Disney DVD as no other format of ''Cars'' uses THX); as well as some THX demo DVDs and the DVDs that come with all three editions of the book ''DVD Demystified'' by Jim Taylor. This was also seen online as well. According to the THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the 1998 "The Audience is Listening on DVD" disc and the insert on the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, this trailer was released in time for the film ''Independence Day''.
'''Availability:''' Might have been common in THX-certified theaters during its heyday, but it can be found on most Pixar movies on DVD, such as ''Toy Story'', ''A Bug's Life'', ''Toy Story 2'', and ''Cars'' (the last THX-certified Disney DVD as no other format of ''Cars'' uses THX), as well as some THX demo DVDs and the DVDs that come with all three editions of the book ''DVD Demystified'' by Jim Taylor. According to the THX Ultimate Demo Disc, the 1998 "The Audience is Listening on DVD" disc and the insert on the THX Picture and Sound Optimizer disc, this trailer was released in time for the film ''Independence Day''.


'''Legacy:''' This logo boasts very nice CGI for the time as well as a humorous and friendly atmosphere compared to other THX logos.
'''Legacy:''' This logo boasts very nice CGI for the time as well as a humorous and friendly atmosphere compared to other THX logos.
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