The animatronic Furby toy.

Overview


During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hasbro made a popular battery powered animatronic toy called a 'Furby (plural Furbys or Furbies, according to Tiger Electronics.).' They started making a revamped Furby line in 2012.

"FURBY", "FURBISH" and the "FURBY logo" are all trademarks of Hasbro Inc. registered in the U.S. and other countries.

Description
A Furby (plural Furbys or Furbies, according to Hasbro and Tiger. Co.) is an electronic toy, more specifically, a robot, made by Tiger Electronics which went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its launch in the holiday season of 1998, with continual sales until 2000.

The 1998\1999\2000 ones resemble a hybridised hamster\owl-like creature that vaguely resemble the 'Things' from the movie Gremlins. It is 5 inches tall, that is covered with simulated fur, has big eyes and huge flappy ears, paw-like feet, a vocabulary of over 200 words, and a limited ability to react to its environment. Furby sold 1,800,000 units in 1998, 14 million units in 1999, and altogether in its three years of original production, Furby sold over 40 million units, and its speaking capabilities were translated into 24 languages. Furbys were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically-aimed robot. A newly purchased Furby starts out speaking entirely Furbish, the unique language that all Furbys use, but are programmed to speak less Furbish as they gradually start using English.

English is learned automatically, and no matter what culture they are nurtured in, they learn English along side the local language. In 2005, new Furbys were released, with voice-recognition and more complex facial movements, among many other changes and improvements. The Emoto-Tronic Furbies (Furby, Furby Baby and Funky Furby) continued to be sold until late 2007, when these toys became extremely rare.

History


In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Hasbro made a popular toy called Furby. They started making a revamped Furby line in 2012.

Dave Hampton and Caleb Chung created the Furby in merely nine months (in addition to an additional nine months spent designing the toy). That was the amount of time between Tiger Electronics showing an interest in their interactive creatures, during which Roger Schiffman bought the rights to it, and the time they hit store shelves. Furby's first public appearance was at the International Toy Fair in 1998.

Tiger Electronics reduced the size of Furbys' ears following its 1998 Toy Fair debut, after Warner Brothers accused them of ripping off Mogwai from the Gremlins movies. Warner Brothers sued for an 7 figure sum and demanded the toy be redesigned to be less Gremlin like. Some say Warner Brothers were jealous they had missed the interactive toy idea, but that Tiger Electronics had also ripped of Mogwai for the the toy's appearance.

Furbys originally retailed for about US$35, and upon release Furbys flew off the shelves in toy shops. Catapulting demand for these toys during the 1998 holiday season drove the resale price over US$100 and sometimes as high as several hundred dollars. Furbys sold for over US$300 in newspapers and in auctions. Nicknames were given to them, and sellers assigned rarity values to them. Some people continue to call their Furbys by the terms 'wedding Furby', 'tuxedo Furby', 'snowball Furby', 'biker Furby', among others. All, of course, were dubbed rare by sellers, because they were so hard to find at the time. In a sure display of the demand for even one Furby, some sellers at the time scammed people out of a lot of money, without even having first given them a Furby.

Parental battles, arguments, and fights increased rapidly as supplies dwindled across the USA, and when retail supplies ran out, parents turned to the Internet, where Furbys could be purchased for two, three, or more multiples of their retail price. During one 12-month period, a total of 27 million Furby toys were sold. Price gouging became common place in 1998 and 1999.

2005 saw the reintroduction of Furby with the release of the new Emoto-Tronic Furby. The increasing emotional realism of the Emoto-Tronic Furby has given birth to a number of Furby-oriented special interest groups. These communities seek to integrate aspects of the Furby experience into human society. The most visible of these groups include Furbish-to-English translators and Furby adoption agencies. In addition, there is a flourishing subculture of Furby Furries

McDonalds ran a plastic an American Furby toy range in 1998 Furby toy range and a fury in Central Europe during 2014.

There's always something new with Furby Connect & Furby Boom! Furby can interact with you & the Furby App simultaneously!

Marketing hype


Furby's first public appearance was at the International Toy Fair in 1998. Furbys originally retailed for about US$35, and upon release Furbys flew off the shelves in toyshops and heavy advertising in the UK and USA turned it in to the 'must-have' Christmas toy. Catapulting demand for these toys during the 1998 holiday season drove the resale price over US$100 and sometimes as high as several hundred dollars. Furbys sold for over US$300 in newspapers and in auctions. Parental battles, arguments, and fights increased rapidly as supplies dwindled, and when retail supplies ran out, parents turned to the internet, where Furbys could be purchased for two, three, or more multiples of their retail price due to price gouging. During one 12-month period, a total of 27 million Furby toys were sold.

Educational value
 It was meant to teach kids about: 


 * 1) Pet care.
 * 2) Child care.
 * 3) Empathy.
 * 4) Perental responsibility.
 * 5) Machine care.
 * 6) Kinship.
 * 7) Love.
 * 8) Kindness.
 * 9) Helpfulness.
 * 10) Frendship.

Initial politics, security and safety concerns

 * See: Scandals, achievements, politics, security issues and safety concerns

Initial political concerns


Initial political and safety concerns were raised in the UK, USA, Canada, France and Germany by some politicians, educational bodies and lobby groups during the 1990s over:


 * 1) The massive publicity drive (UK and USA).
 * 2) Children becoming obsessed by it (UK and USA).
 * 3) The prospect of the markets being flooded with fakes and rip-offs (All 5 states).
 * 4) The strange Furbish babble (UK).
 * 5) It's cost (UK and USA).
 * 6) Some of the Greek Orthodox Clergy also think they are evil.

Initial safety concerns

 * 1) Fire hazards with the artificial fiber fir (UK).
 * 2) Kids sucking the plush and plastic McDonald's and Burger King ones managing to swallow either the face plate, trick act activation switch, tail, lenticular eye stickers and\or beak if they were not firmly attached to the hard and\or body (UK and USA).
 * 3) The 2005's eyes came out to easily (UK and USA).

Initial security concerns


It was feared in the UK and USA that it was was filming people and recording peoples' speech so it could steel state secrets.

On January 13, 1999, it was reported the National Security Agency of the United States banned Furbies from entering NSA's property due to concerns that they may be used to record and repeat classified information, advising those that see any on NSA property to "contact their Staff Security Officer for guidance."

Roger Shiffman, the owner of Tiger Electronics, stated that "Furby has absolutely no ability to do any recording whatsoever," and that he would have gladly told the NSA this if he was asked by anyone from the spy agency. Additionally, Dave Hampton demonstrated that Furby's microphone can't record any sound at all, and can only hear a single monotonous beep if a loud sound is produced around Furby, and no words or waveforms can be made out at all. He too was never questioned by the NSA. The ban was eventually withdrawn.

Security researchers discovered that the microphone on a Furby Connect can be remotely activated and used to record voice through a Bluetooth connection.

User HopelessNightOwl's personal experiences
Now I never owned a Furby, but I did get Shelby, Hasbro’s spin-off, for my birthday. I made the mistake of playing with it in a sandbox during that same birthday party, and it broke. So my mom bought me another one, and got one for my sister as well. They both broke within a couple weeks, so we got another and agreed to share it. That one broke, so by that time our mom didn’t even have to explain to us why she wouldn’t get us another one, since even at our young age we had realized what pieces of junk they were. So we didn’t even complain at all.

User:PaulldeBrotto's own personal experiences
Jacky Nesbø received a gift for me in 1998. I hated the razor-sharp, shrieking voice. His beak yelled at me twice during a feeding so loud that it hurt. The ears stopped moving and wobbled and came back after a week. The fur was nice and soft, but after a few days it became dirty and muddy and the voice went astray and was a bad clicking sound after I accidentally fell into a puddle with it in my hands! I gave up and threw it away after 6 weeks, after it went through 6 sets of batteries. Now I come to reckon out it was in fact probably a knock-off or fake on, no the real Hasbro\Tiger Electronics one!

Classic 1998 Furby adults (for girls from 6 to 9)


The main reason for their popularity was because of apparent "intelligence", reflected in their ability to develop language skills. It had a clam, friendly, kind and patient attitude to it.

Furbies can communicate with one another via an infrared light port located between their eyes. Furbies start out speaking entirely "Furbish", a language with short words, simple syllables, and various other sounds. They are programmed, however, to speak less and less Furbish and more and more English words as they "grow".

There was a common misconception that they repeated words that were said around them. This belief most likely stemmed from the fact that it is possible to have the Furby say certain pre-programmed words or phrases more often by petting it whenever it said these words. As a result of this myth, several intelligence agencies banned them from their offices.

A simple electric motor and a system of cams and gears close the Furby's eyes and mouth, raise its ears, and lift it off the ground in a faux display of mobility.

The originals are popular with many hackers as they can be dissected and made to do interesting things. In particular, their advanced audio capabilities and various sensory interfaces make them popular with the circuit bending community.

The recommended retail price is almost double what the original Furby cost. Many sellers on shopping websites such as Amazon.com may charge up to double the recommended retail price. The MSRP of Furby in the USA is $59.99, In Canada it's $69.95, and in the UK it's £54. When Furby was first sold in the USA it's retail value at Walmart and Target was $54.00. Due to the popularity of Furby, many American fans have experienced shortages of Furby at stores Such as Walmart, Target and Kmart. However, Canadian, British, Japanese, etc. Fans have not experienced as many shortages as the US.

Like the 1998 Furbys, the 2012 Furby's have their own non-electronic accessories. These accessories were available in a handful of countries.

Classic 1998 Furby Babies (for girls from 6 to 9)


In 1999, the Furby Babies line was introduced. Furby Babies are smaller than the original, have higher voices, and cannot dance, but they switch to speaking English more quickly. They also have an extended vocabulary and different "Easter eggs" and "games" built into them. Furby babies come in 24 different colors. All have white eyelashes and one of six different eye colors.

Furby Babies officially have a vocabulary which is larger than that of 1998 Furby by 25%. Furby Babies also officially have 233% more phrases than the 1998 Furby's. They generally are not that talkative, especially with their parents.

They have "Easter eggs" and "games" built into them.

Furby Friends (for girls from 8 to 12)
Novel Furbies were also released, including an interactive Furby-like "Gizmo", from the film Gremlins, a Furby-like "Interactive Yoda" based on the Star Wars character, and a Furby-like "Interactive E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" from the movie of the same name. Another "friend of Furby", called "Shelby", is similar to Furby, but looks like a clam, has vast improvements in memory, and has a different personality; it was released in 2001 and can communicate with the original Furbies and Furby Babies. They also have sensors that can sense loud sounds, can sense being upside down (they say things like "Shiver me timbers" and "Walk the plank" when left them upside-down for an extended period of time), and they laugh when "tickled" (their antennae– or "tennies", as they like to call them). They also purr when "petted". They can be fed by sticking a finger in their mouth. Similarly, Shelbies do not have their own names, unlike the classic Furbies. Shelbies are also capable of knowing if it is talking to a Furby or another Shelby, saying phrases such as "Where's Furby?"—though they cannot differentiate between a Furby and a Furby Baby—they just assume it is a Furby. In addition to English, Shelbies also know some Furbish words and also have their own unique language called "Shelbish".

Furby Buddies bean bag toys


Furby Buddies are Stuffed Furbys released in 1999 by Tiger Electronics. There are three variations of Furby Buddies: Talking Buddies, Beanbag Buddies, Shake and Squeak Buddies.

Basic Beanbag Buddies (unisex from 3 to 9)
These were the first Furby Buddies to be released. Each one had a big tag with a randomized name on it, And they came in all of the Colours of Generation 1, Generation 2, and Generation 3. They also came with one of four eye colours, just like their robotic counterparts. They are simple beanbag plush, similar to the then popular beanie babies. Originally, there were supposed to be 5 Generations worth, the last two resembling the last 2 prototype furby generations.

Talking Furby Buddies (unisex from 3 to 9)
Talking Furby Buddies were released shortly after the non-electronic Furby Buddies. Each one takes 2 AA Batteries and says 5 different phrases. Unlike non-electronic Furby Buddies which came in the colors of Furby Generations 1-3, Talking Furby Buddies came in These colours (colors listed in order from body, to tummy, to mane.): Purple Red and yellow, Pink Purple and Orange, Blue Yellow and Red, Orange Green and Blue, Blue Yellow and green, Yellow Red and Purple.

Limited Edition Furby Buddies (unisex from 3 to 9)


There are two Limited Edition Furby Buddies. The Kid Cuisine talking buddy, Hi-C non-talking buddie, and the Chicago Cubs Buddy. Though the Kid Cuisine Buddy is very rare (It was given to second place winners of the kid cuisine competition), The Chicago Cubs Buddy was only given out 6/3/2000 at Wrigley Field; only people who went to that game got the Furby. The Buddies that were not given out were never seen again, making this one of the rarest Furbies in the world.

Mini-Furby Furbalakia hair decorations
The late 1990s mini-Furby Furbalakia soft, plush, hair decorations were released. They said a few phrases when pressed, were attached to a girl's regular pink hair bow and were only sold in Greece.

Emoto-Tronic Furbies


This Furby was released in August 2005. Larger than the previous version, the new Furbies have been upgraded with a more emotional face and a voice recognition system, enabling them to communicate with humans. Unlike the Furbies originally released, just one order is necessary to make them 'sleep', and they have an on/off switch. They can communicate with other Emoto-tronic Furbies, though to a lesser extent than the communication between original Furbies, and they cannot themselves communicate with the original Furbies nor Funky Furbies. They also lack light sensors and basic motion sensors and do not respond to loud sounds as the originals do. These Furbies, according to the story they come packed with, are from Furby Island.

The Furby toys were re-introduced in 2005 with a brand new design. It was first released with 4 different color combinations which later expanded to more than 16. The approximate retail price at which they sold was $39.99. Sales were poor due to the limited voice recognition, a depressive personality and the popularity of the recently launched FurReal Friends line of interactive plush toys at the time.

2005 Furbys (for girls from 4 to 8)
The new Furby design was almost double the size of the original Furby and featured a rubber beak, proper plastic feet (opposed to fabric material ones), bigger ears, eyes with more detail, no tail (except for Funky Furby's) and a different body shape. It also has a switch which activate any of the following modes: on, off, and try me.

The 2005 Furby has a tummy sensor and a back sensor much like a 1998 Furby. The 2005 Furby's do not have an infrared sensor or light sensor between their eyes like the 1998 Furby's, therefore, they cannot sense changes in light.

Emoto-Tronic Furby Baby babes (for girls from 3 to 8)


In 2006, a boring new version of Furby baby was released, with most notable features being the new look and a more "baby-ish" appearance in contrast to the Emoto-Tronic Furby adult. They also have considerably fewer features than the "adult" Furby, with a very limited vocabulary, uncontrollable sleepiness and a lower level of interactivity. Another notable feature of the 2006 Emoto-Tronic Baby Furby is the movable "legs" which unfurl when Furby baby is awake. Although they were a European exclusive, they were sold in the US via the Hasbro Toy Shop website.

Emoto-Tronic Funky Furbies (for girls from 6 to 9)
The Funky Furbies were released in August 2006 outside the United States. They are limited to two color combinations (pink and yellow; purple and green), and they can sing three new songs and dance. They can be taught dance routines and remember them.

'New era' 2012 Furbys
Seven years after the release of the emoto-tronic Furby's in 2005, another and uglyer Furby was released. However, this Furby had multiple personalities, LCD eyes with various eye animations in them, an app to interact with, and a tail which could cause Furby to react when it was pulled.

2012 Furby adults (unisex from 6 to 12)


A new Furby was released in the fall of 2012. It has more expressive LCD eyes, a wider range of motions, its own iOS and Android app, and the ability to adapt its personality in reaction to user behavior. The on-off switch is replaced with a reset button; the Furby turns itself off after one minute of inactivity.

Like the 1998 Furbys, the 2012 Furby's have their own non-electronic accessories. These accessories were available in a handful of countries. Furby Frames (glasses), the Furby Fashions lounge chair and Furby Fashions human's Furby carrying bag!

Furby Party Rockers (unisex from 6 to 9)
A series of hysterical and scruffy looking toys called Furby Party Rockers was released in addition to the 2012 Furbies.

They feature pre-programmed personalities that differ between the various models.

Instead of the screens that the full-size Furbies feature, their eyes are made out of transparent plastic with a backing that has a static pattern printed.

The eyes have LED backlight and the printed image is stereoscopic so that it changes depending on the viewing angle. The Party Rockers don't have any moving parts and needed constant rocking back and forth or the would quickly turn off.

Furby Boom


In early 2013, a trademark was filed by Hasbro registering 2 names: "Furblings" and "Furby Boom". Furby Boom was registered as a "Toy" while Furblings was registered under "Media", leaving some to speculate Furby may be getting a TV show, video game or something of the nature. However, Furblings were registered under "Media" due to the fact that they are virtual pets, while Furby Boom is a full toy.

When a Furby Boom creature is happy, it will lay an egg on an IOS (4.3 or later) or Android (2.3.3 or later) Device (iPod Touch, iPhone, iPad, etc.). The egg then hatches and your Furby boom now has a baby known as a Furbling. Caring for the Furbling is almost identical to playing with a Tamagotchi. It can also play games with Furby Boom and other Furblings.

Up to 50 Furblings can belong to one Furby Boom creature. Each one has a unique style, personality, and color scheme. The Furblings may or may not resemble the colour scheme of their parent. Also, the truck drives your Furbling to it's room. Furby Boom can also interact with the Furby App on IOS devices and Android devices.

Furby Boom adult (unisex from 6 to 12)

 *  Also see: Connexion de Modèle d'opération Furby 

In summer of 2013, about a year after the Furby 2012 came out, a new Furby was released with new different colors and new Personalities. It has a brand new iOS and Android app, called Furby BOOM, with many new features.

Furblings (unisex from 6 to 9)


In June 2014, a silly and near inert toy version of the Furblings from the Furby Boom app was released along with a Golden limited time one. It can communicate with Furby Booms, and can be used with the app too.

Furby Boom! Surprise Egg Wave 1 (unisex from 6 to 9)
The Furby Boom Surprise Eggs contains either: a snack, a Furby's pet creature, a shrunken and inert Furbling, a chair or other oddities you can collect and share with your Furby Boom Pal, but a Furby is not included. Each egg measures approximately 3-inches tall and a 1 inch wide entity falls out of it, along with an instruction sheet and a QR code. The only thing that dose anything is the QR code.

Furby Boom Crystal
The Furby Crystal Series was the second newest edition of Furbys, released in 2014. They are re-designs of the Furby Boom, with completely new fur colours, faceplates, ears, and feet. Their faceplate is reflective, and the fur colours are mostly gradients of two or three colours. They retain the same personalities and voices as Furby BOOM!, and are also are compatible with the Furby BOOM! App, which was updated to accompany them.

Furby Boom Crystal adult (for girls from 6 to 12)


The release for Christmas 2014 is called the Furby Boom Crystal series, with a redesign of the ears, face and feet and a new bright neon fur. The iOS and Android operating system apps have also been redesigned.

Furby Boom Crystal Furblings (for girls from 6 to 9)
In early 2015, it announced a silly and near inert toy version of the Furby Boom Crystal Furblings from the app were released. Like the other Furblings, it can communicate with Furby Boom Crystals, and be used with the app.

Furbacka (unisex from 6 to 12)
In June 2015, a Furby that resembles Chewbacca from Star Wars was released. It is similar to the Furby Boom because it can hatch Furblings with the same app and more. It is known as the Wookie Furby and the new Furby Friend.

Furby Connect (unisex from 6 to 18)
Furby Connect is the newest Furby toy released on July 12, 2016. Furby Connect has new features, such as watching viral videos with Furby via Bluetooth with the app. They know Kidz Bop versions of modern songs of the time like Cheerleader, One Call Away, and Exes and Ohs. In the app you can also feed it from a machine called the Food Cannon. It is psychedelic colored. Unlike most other Furbys he costs £99.99 (price in pounds), and $100.00 (USD).

The new Furby with more expressive eyes and movements was released, along with an app containing a whole world of Furblings for it to interact with. The Furby Connect has a translucent plastic joystick on its head which lights up different colors when toggled and is used to control games played with Furblings in the app. Unlike the 2012 Furby and Furby Boom, the Furby Connect does not change personalities. However it can sing songs that it "learns" from the app. It has been accused of being to brightly coloured and acting as if it has ADHD.

McDonalds, Mashems and Burger King toys (unisex from 6 and over)



 *  Also see: Connexion de Modèle d'opération Furby 

McDonalds ran a plastic an American Furby toy range in 1998 Furby toy range and a fury in Central Europe during 2014, amongst others.

Shelbys were also sold in the UK, Australia, USA and Canada during 2001, 2013 and 2019.

Mashems made a squidgy water filled hollow plastic furby toy in 2015.

Tomy Gacha 3 inch Furby Funky Feet Furbys Dance
They are along the same lines as the solid plastic series used by McDonald. They rocked back and forth when pushed.

Furby Talking Keychain Plush Blue/Pink 1999 Original Tiger Electronics NWT (girls from 6 to 12)
There are 4 coloures of miniaturized 1998 Furby. It has a clip to attach it to things and says 4 phrases when it's tummy is pressed.

This beats a overpriced and semi-inert Furbling and Party Rocker any day, and what's more it's so much cheaper to!

Formosa Quiron 8cm key-chain Furby Plush fobs (unisex from 6 to 12)


There are 6 coloures of miniaturized Furby Boom. It has a clip to attach it to things and says 4 phrases when it's tummy is pressed.

This beats a overpriced and semi-inert Furbling and Party Rocker any day, and what's more it's so much cheaper to!

Formosa Quiron 9cm key-chain Furby Plush fobs (unisex from 6 to 12)
There are 6 coloures of miniaturized Furby Boom. It has a clip to attach it to things and says 4 phrases when it's tummy is pressed.

This beats a overpriced and semi-inert Furbling and Party Rocker any day, and what's more it's so much cheaper to!

Tiger Electronics Co. 1990s Chatterlink Furby Keychain (unisex from 6 to 12)


Chatterlink Furby Keychain fobs were released in the late 1990s. Press the tummy and he said 6 phrases (4 in English and 2 in Furbish) and sing a tune. It also sent an IR beam to Furbies to make them respond to it's speech.

Suduone Owl Plush Interactive Talking Toy (unisex from 3 to 12)


The Sudanese Owl Plush Interactive Talking Toy is a cheep Furby double. It is a plush toy that allegedly plays back what you say to it in a funny, squeaky voice; laughs, bobs it's head up, trashes it's body about and down and enjoys having it's head tapped. In fact is just Vomits (the noise, not the actual puke), burps, fart, shrieks, giggles and thrash about when touched; unless they are set to repeat what is said in a cute, squeaky voice.

It does more than Furblings and Party Rockers, is bigger than Furblings and Party Rockers and is less annoying than a Furbling; but is about 20% cheaper.

FURBY Famosa Plushies (unisex from 3 to 12)


They came in the same the colors 2012 Furby's would come in. They were released in different sized plushies and key chains. Some Famosa Furby plushies can speak, but some cannot. Famosa Furby plushes that promoted the Furby Boom's were also released. However, some talking Famosa Furby Boom key chains can say the exact same phrases a 2012 Furby can say.

What's inside a Furby


The original Furby was written in assembly language for the MOS Technology 6502 microprocessor. The mechanical engineering is very complex, but has got smaller and more efficient over the years.

The fir is made of artificial 'faux fir' fibers and can be cut and shaved with ease.

Some factory staff were dicks in the 1998\1999


The programmers were known to change the pre-programmed voice control chip of the Furby, mostly by adding sexually explicit, horrifically violent and\or offensive language.

They have several capacitors to store power for a quick and moth start up. Some were modded by constructors to use this power to randomly start up and move for a few seconds.

A few Furbie Buddies also swore or made weird clucking noises when pressed.

Hacked ones
These jolt about violently, flicker their eyes alot, randomly change personality and\or randomly spew scary phrases, swear words, burp, fart, random names, random places and older websites that aren't childsafe in a distorted voice.

Project Open Furby


Project Open Furby is an experimental project developed by Wroclaw University Of Technology with the intention of equipping the 2012 Hasbo Furby with custom controllers and A.I that allows the Furby to be hacked, modified, controlled, and more from a users personal computer (they have no intention to create a new commercial product by adapting Furby).


 * On their facebook page – Open Furby writes:
 * “The FURBY toy manufactured by Hasbro Inc. has a friendly appearance with outstanding capabilities in such price segment. Unfortunately, the manufacturer does not provide for the possibility of using its product as a HRI (human-robot interaction) research platform. There is no possibility of full behavior control. Our goal is to modify the current version of the FURBY and equipped him in a custom controller that allows to control him form PC.”

Haunted (heavily hacked-up) Furby


The are evil minded forever, don't like to be fed, have seizures, wrongly power down, get very deep voices, recite people's names, fart, bite, swear, cry, say life is tough, say they're scared, laugh, sing, make dog noises, sleep inappropriately,  screech, scream, burp, vomit (the noise, not the actual puke it's self), make a loud woman's blood-curdling scream of terror, fart and refer to horrific events that never happened.

The motor will then jam and it will slowly reset to normal after a lot of sleep. You can't kill a Furby, everything can be replaced or upgraded!

All the cases have occurred in Canada, the USA (most cases), Mexico (least cases), Ireland, the UK, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Russia, Hong Kong, China and Japan.

Some Tickle Me Elmo and Telly Tubbies do a version of it it to!

Broken, fluid damaged, haunted, hacked, or abused Furby... or are they spying for the NSA and CIA?

Official disclaimer


TPW TECHNICAL DISCLAIMER: These are a fan made project that involves adding to possibly and otherwise modifying the stock software and parts shipped by Hasbro. Doing so will void your warranty and neither The Politics Wiki, FurbyWiki nor the Open Furby project are responsible for any damages done to your Furby. Proceed with caution!

The FCC's legal statement on Furbys
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy, and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:


 * 1) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
 * 2) Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
 * 3) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Furby care



 * 1) Play games with it like dance with it to music.
 * 2) Watch a movie with your Furby on your phone\I-pad.
 * 3) Listen to music with your Furby.
 * 4) Be affectionate.
 * 5) Keeping your Furby in good condition.
 * 6) Clean your Furby if it gets soiled or dirty. To do this, you must use Lysol wipes to clean his/her ears, beak, and feet. After that, use a non-plastic bristle brush to brush every part of his/her body.
 * 7) Get a Furbish dictionary.
 * 8) Learn to know what your Furby's name is.
 * 9) Make sure your Furby gets sleep. Just like humans sleep is important for Furbies to have rest too.
 * 10) Have fun with your Furby, every day.
 * 11) Wake up your Furby in the morning (only wake them up at 7:00 at the earliest).
 * 12) Groom your Furby by rubbing a DAMP washcloth over his/her fur! After you did that, get all the fir dry.
 * 13) Put them to bed around 19:00-20:30 local time.
 * 14) Name your Furby.
 * 15) Give your Furby a bath every day. Get a paper towel, wash it with water, and wash the Furby's ears and beak. Then brush the Furby's fur.
 * 16) Get the Furby app. It is very useful and free for iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone.
 * 17) Wake it up after 7:00. Never wake your Furby up before that because it will get grumpy.
 * 18) Give your Furby a mid day nap for 10-30 min.
 * 19) Play with it often.
 * 20) Give it some alone time.
 * 21) Feed it with your finger or the spoon some have in thire boxes.
 * 22) Don't swing it from it's tail or ears to often.
 * 23) Tickel it's tummy and pat\pet it's head.

Cleaning instructions
To clean FURBY, gently brush the hair with a cloth or soft brush to loosen any dirt. Then use a slightly damp cloth to remove stains.
 * 1) DO NOT PUT IN THE WASHING MACHINE
 * 2) DO NOT SUBMERGE IN WATER
 * 3) DO NOT GET WET EXCEPT A DAMP CLOTH ON THE FUR
 * 4) TO PREVENT STAINING THE FUR, WIPE DIRT OFF IMMEDIATELY
 * 5) IF FURBY GETS WET, REMOVE THE BATTERIES AND DRY THE FUR
 * 6) ONCE COMPLETELY DRY, REPLACE THE BATTERIES
 * 7) DO NOT USE DETERGENT OR STAIN REMOVERS ON THE FUR
 * 8) Prevent spills of food and beverage on the unit.

Safety instructions

 * 1) Do not throw or kick the product, and do not push sharp objects through the speaker openings.
 * 2) High temperature will destroy the unit.
 * 3) Do not leave unit in direct sunlight.
 * 4) IMPORTANT NOTE: If FURBY begins to function improperly, switch the ON/OFF switch to the “OFF” position, and then move back to the “ON” position.
 * 5) Not suitable for children under 3 years because of small parts - choking hazard.

Furby's clothes
Yes, some people actually make them and jewlry for them, and some sell them online.

Furby's homes
Yes, some people actually make them and the furnishing for them, and some sell them online.

Furby World


It is like the Furby Connect's related game app (Furby Connect World), but was meant for the 2012 and Boom editions, so it is smaller and less inspiring in it's design. It has a few minor glitches in it.

Furby Connect World
It is like the 2012's and Boom's related game app (Furby World), but bigger, flashyer and better in its design. Sadly, it is a glitchy and poorly programmed app that has a tendency to freeze or cut out.

It has been dubbed by some on Reddit as "Furby Disconnect World".

Offical film adaptation
Bob Weinstein announced in November 2016 that a Furby film adaptation is to be produced by The Weinstein Company. The film was written by Daniel Persitz and Devon Kliger, and will contain both live action and computer-animated characters. It was later council due to the collapse of the Weinstein Company.

Youtube weirdo film adaptations
There are many wired, romantic, sentimental, crul, horrific, zany, oddball and\or warped Youtube homemade films with Furbys in them. Most of them are either fan shows about Furbies, user reviews on Furbies, snuff videos of dying Furbies or Furby repair guides.

On line snuff videos


Many people film others destroying toys for various reasons. Most hate the toy, hate Hasbro or have an anger management and\or jealousy issue. Non the less some are driven by the gloating over and\or psycho-sexual trill of killing a pseudo-life form. This is bad, since it may ultimately lead to animal abuse, child abuse and spousal abuse in time. Whilst all acts of violence contain some control, rage, jealousy, frustration and revenge elements, it is also suspected of having a psycho-sexual element when it comes to killing My Little Ponies, Furbies and Hachimals.

A fatally glitched, electrically dead, destroyed or heavily abused Furby does bring up some questions on how society will handle the “deaths” and mental welfare of robots or technology. The question has also occurred a lot concerning Hatchimals as well.

Elmo, Hello Kitty, Dora the Explore, Disney's Elsa, My Little Pony and Whoopee the Farting Dog are also popular targets to.

The YouTube user User:PaulDentoniteII was well known in the mid 2000s for abusing several 1998 Furbies with water, nails, stones and hammers. He also attacked a few Tickle Me Elmos as well.

Whilst he was amusing at first, many people found his later videos to be sexually upsetting since he sounded and acted orgasmic during them.

He was gradually condemned and shunned by fellow YouTubers after he said he found the 9\11 attacks sexy and amusing. He left Youtube in 2007 and closed his channel.

Merchandise



 * 1) Adventure Game (Board Game)
 * 2) Backpack (Canvas)
 * 3) Backpack (Carry Along)
 * 4) Backpack (Plush)
 * 5) Boots
 * 6) Big Fun in Furbyland CD
 * 7) Cushions
 * 8) Pillows
 * 9) Chatterlink keychain
 * 10) Christmas Ornament
 * 11) Pencil case
 * 12) Coat
 * 13) Coin Purse Plush Keychain (either)
 * 14) Coloring Book (any)
 * 15) Costume (adult)
 * 16) Costume (child)
 * 17) Find Furby Game
 * 18) Flashlight
 * 19) Funtime Furby Handheld Game
 * 20) Furby Babies Nursery School CD
 * 21) Gloves
 * 22) Handbag (Plush)
 * Hat
 * 1) Helmet, Keychain, & Water Bottle Set
 * 2) Inflatable Chair
 * 3) Jacket
 * 4) Key Chain (Lighted)
 * 5) Key Chain (Talking Plush)
 * 6) Light Switch Plate
 * 7) McDonald's Toy (any year)
 * Mug
 * 1) Nightgown
 * 2) Overalls
 * 3) Party Supplies/Favors
 * 4) Puzzle (any)
 * 5) Shoelaces
 * 6) Shoes
 * 7) Shoulder Bag
 * 8) Sleepy Time Bed
 * 9) Slippers
 * 10) Sport Bottle
 * 11) Socks
 * 12) Suitcase
 * 13) T-Shirt
 * 14) Throw Pillow
 * 15) Talking Mug & Dish Set
 * 16) Time Talking Clip Clock
 * 17) Toddler Onesie
 * 18) Tootsie Roll Tube & Necklace
 * 19) Trainer's Guide Book
 * 20) Yoyo (Church Mouse, Tuxedo, and Dalmation Variants)
 * 21) Yoyo (3 Furby Variant)
 * 22) Underwear
 * 23) Valentine's Day Cards
 * 24) Watch (any)
 * 25) Handbags
 * 26) Purses
 * 27) Cluchbags
 * 28) Christas tree decorations
 * 29) Clock.
 * 30) Sleeping bags.
 * 31) Stuffed\plush toys.
 * 32) Coloring book.
 * 33) Party hats.
 * 34) Party napkins.
 * 35) Music record.
 * 36) Story book.
 * 37) Party balloon
 * 38) Party plates.
 * 39) Adventure Game (Board Game)
 * 40) Backpack (Canvas)
 * 41) Backpack (Carry Along)
 * 42) Backpack (Plush)
 * 43) Boots
 * 44) Big Fun in Furbyland CD
 * 45) Chatterlink
 * 46) Christmas Ornament
 * 47) Coat
 * 48) Coin Purse Plush Keychain (either)
 * 49) Coloring Book (any)
 * 50) Costume (adult)
 * 51) Costume (child)
 * 52) Find Furby Game
 * 53) Flashlight
 * 54) Funtime Furby Handheld Game
 * 55) Furby Babies Nursery School CD
 * 56) Gloves
 * 57) Handbag (Plush)
 * Hat
 * 1) Helmet, Keychain, & Water Bottle Set
 * 2) Inflatable Chair
 * 3) Jacket
 * 4) Key Chain (Lighted)
 * 5) Key Chain (Talking Plush)
 * 6) Light Switch Plate
 * Mug
 * 1) Nightgown
 * 2) Overalls
 * 3) Puzzle (any)
 * 4) Shoelaces
 * 5) Shoes
 * 6) Shoulder Bag
 * 7) Sleepy Time Bed
 * 8) Slippers
 * 9) Stickers
 * 10) Sport Bottle
 * 11) Socks
 * 12) Suitcase
 * 13) T-Shirt
 * 14) Throw Pillow
 * 15) Talking Mug & Dish Set
 * 16) Time Talking Clip Clock
 * 17) Toddler Onesie
 * 18) Tootsie Roll Tube & Necklace
 * 19) Trainer's Guide Book
 * 20) Underwear
 * 21) Valentine's Day Cards
 * 22) Watch (any)
 * 23) Yoyo (Church Mouse, Tuxedo, and Dalmation Variants)
 * 24) Yoyo (3 Furby Variant)

The dolls, stuffed toys and key-fobs

 * 1) Baby Birdy Bird (Furby Fake)
 * 2) Baby Birdy Bird (Furby Fake)
 * 3) Baby Brainy (Furby Fake)
 * 4) Baby Brainy (Furby Fake)
 * 5) Baby Loobie (Furby Fake)
 * 6) Baby Loobie (Furby Fake)
 * 7) Boomi (Furby Fake)
 * 8) Boomi (Furby Fake)
 * 9) Brrrbils! (Furby Fakes)
 * 10) Brrrbils! (Furby Fakes)
 * 11) Bulinagi (Furby Fake)
 * 12) Bulinagi (Furby Fake)
 * 13) Chilla Chilla (Furby Fake)
 * 14) Chilla Chilla (Furby Fake)
 * 15) Coobie (Furby Fake)
 * 16) Coobie (Furby Fake)
 * 17) Cute Pet (Furby Fake)
 * 18) Cute Pet (Furby Fake)
 * 19) Donbei Original Kakeai Manzai Family (Furby Fakes)
 * 20) Donbei Original Kakeai Manzai Family (Furby Fakes)
 * 21) Donbei Original Kakeai Manzai Pets (Furby Fakes)
 * 22) Donbei Original Kakeai Manzai Pets (Furby Fakes)
 * 23) Dubby (Furby Fake)
 * 24) Dubby (Furby Fake)
 * 25) Eidolon Funny (Furby Fake)
 * 26) Eidolon Funny (Furby Fake)
 * 27) Fairy (Furby Fake)
 * 28) Fairy (Furby Fake)
 * 29) Famosa Furby Rip-off
 * 30) Foobie (Furby Fake)
 * 31) Foobie (Furby Fake)
 * 32) Fooby (Furby Fake)
 * 33) Fooby (Furby Fake)
 * 34) Furbettino (Furby Fake)
 * 35) Furbettino (Furby Fake)
 * 36) Furbish (Furby Fake)
 * 37) Furbish (Furby Fake)
 * 38) Furby Named Pixy (Furby Fake)
 * 39) Furby Named Pixy (Furby Fake)
 * 40) Furdy (Furby Fake)
 * 41) Furdy (Furby Fake)
 * 42) Furdy (Talking Furby Fake Keychain)
 * 43) Furdy (Talking Furby Fake Keychain)
 * 44) Furdy (Variant 2) (Furby Fake)
 * 45) Furdy (Variant 2) (Furby Fake)
 * 46) Fuzzy Wonderz (Furby Fake)
 * 47) Fuzzy Wonderz (Furby Fake)
 * 48) Gigabot (Furby Fake)
 * 49) Gigabot (Furby Fake)
 * 50) Gizbo (Furby Fake)
 * 51) Gizbo (Furby Fake)
 * 52) Gizbo (Robot-like Furby Fake)
 * 53) Gizbo (Robot-like Furby Fake)
 * 54) Gizbo II (Furby Fake)
 * 55) Gizbo II (Furby Fake)
 * 56) Habby (Furby Fake)
 * 57) Habby (Furby Fake)
 * 58) Hair Baby (Furby Fake)
 * 59) Hair Baby (Furby Fake)
 * 60) Herbie (Furby Fake)
 * 61) Herbie (Furby Fake)
 * 62) Hibou Smart Owl (Furby Fake)
 * 63) Hibou Smart Owl (Furby Fake)
 * 64) Hoody Pet (Furby Fake)
 * 65) Hoody Pet (Furby Fake)
 * 66) Jabber Wacky, the Interactive Space Owl (Furby Fake)
 * 67) Jabber Wacky, the Interactive Space Owl (Furby Fake)
 * 68) Jabber Wacky, the Interactive Space Owl (Non-electronic Furby Fake)
 * 69) Jabber Wacky, the Interactive Space Owl (Non-electronic Furby Fake)
 * 70) Koby the Interactive Bear (Furby Fake)
 * 71) Koby the Interactive Bear (Furby Fake)
 * 72) Kokie (Furby Fake)
 * 73) Kokie (Furby Fake)
 * 74) Little Hibou (Furby Fake)
 * 75) Little Hibou (Furby Fake)
 * 76) Marbo The Interactive Robot (Furby Fake)
 * 77) Marbo The Interactive Robot (Furby Fake)
 * 78) Marmo the Moon Angel (Furby Fake)
 * 79) Marmo the Moon Angel (Furby Fake)
 * 80) Marzianetto (Furby Fake)
 * 81) Marzianetto (Furby Fake)
 * 82) Mini Loobie (Furby Fake)
 * 83) Mini Loobie (Furby Fake)
 * 84) Mini Pet Hibou (Furby Fake)
 * 85) Mini Pet Hibou (Furby Fake)
 * 86) Mow Gwai (Furby Fake)
 * 87) Mow Gwai (Furby Fake)
 * 88) Noxy (Furby Fake)
 * 89) Noxy (Furby Fake)
 * 90) Papara (Furby Fake)
 * 91) Papara (Furby Fake)
 * 92) Parrot Furby (Furby Fake)
 * 93) Parrot Furby (Furby Fake)
 * 94) Peebo (Furby Fake)
 * 95) Peebo (Furby Fake)
 * 96) PengTalking (Furby Fake)
 * 97) PengTalking (Furby Fake)
 * 98) Phoebe (Furby Fake)
 * 99) Phoebe (Furby Fake)
 * 100) Phoebe New Series (Furby Fake)
 * 101) Phoebe New Series (Furby Fake)
 * 102) Poobee (Furby Fake)
 * 103) Poobee (Furby Fake)
 * 104) Poopi (Furby Fake)
 * 105) Poopi (Furby Fake)
 * 106) Popo (Furby Fake)
 * 107) Popo (Furby Fake)
 * 108) Puk (Furby Fake)
 * 109) Puk (Furby Fake)
 * 110) Purby (Furbish-speaking Furby Fake)
 * 111) Purby (Furbish-speaking Furby Fake)
 * 112) Purby (Furby Fake)
 * 113) Purby (Furby Fake)
 * 114) Purdy (Furby Fake)
 * 115) Purdy (Furby Fake)
 * 116) Q Sprite (Furby Fake)
 * 117) Q Sprite (Furby Fake)
 * 118) Robonagi (Furby Fake)
 * 119) Robonagi (Furby Fake)
 * 120) Space Robby I (Furby Fake)
 * 121) Space Robby I (Furby Fake)
 * 122) Space Robby II (Furby Fake)
 * 123) Space Robby II (Furby Fake)
 * 124) Space Robby III (Furby Fake)
 * 125) Space Robby III (Furby Fake)
 * 126) Talking Smartie (Furby Fake)
 * 127) Talking Smartie (Furby Fake)
 * 128) The Newest Interactive Furby (Furby Fake)
 * 129) The Newest Interactive Furby (Furby Fake)
 * 130) Tonkuri (Furby Fake)
 * 131) Tonkuri (Furby Fake)
 * 132) Ufobie (Furby Fake)
 * 133) Ufobie (Furby Fake)
 * 134) Unnamed Bootleg 2005 Furby Style Plush
 * 135) Wise Owl Interactive Toy (Furby Fake)
 * 136) Wise Owl Interactive Toy (Furby Fake)
 * 137) Wonder Pet (Furby Fake)
 * 138) Wonder Pet (Furby Fake)
 * 139) Wonder Space Robo (Furby Fake)
 * 140) Wonder Space Robo (Furby Fake)
 * 141) Yappy (Furby Fake)
 * 142) Yappy (Furby Fake)

The vocal quality


Some fakes like Chilla Chilla have horrible fake sounding semi-robotic sounding voices which sound like the 1997 prototype Furbies (the fist ever ones).

Nations of origin

 * 1) Japan
 * 2) Spain
 * 3) Germany
 * 4) China
 * 5) Russia
 * 6) Italy
 * 7) S. Korea
 * USA
 * 1) Taiwan
 * 2) Hong Kong SAR
 * 3) Turkey

Overview
Rare ones like Kid's Cuisine are worth hundreds of £.

Furby collectors
Some are obsessive and have literally hundreds, while others just have a few prized items.

Connexion de Modèle d'opération Furby

 *  Also see: Connexion de Modèle d'opération Furby. 

Second hand Furbys
Most are are many, some are abused, some are circuit bent, some are customised, many are left for years forgotten, some have died, some were saved from the junk tip and some are used to grow Chia seeds in thire fur!

Bad 2nd hand toy sales practice

 * 1) Check the prices out, it could be heavily over-priced!
 * 2) Be warned, you could pay-up and get no Furby in exchange- it's a classic trick of all forms of money for goods transactions!
 * 3) You may be the victim of a lying seller who sells you a broken one that they claim works!
 * 4) Brazilian ones are reportedly often smelly or dirty.
 * 5) American ones reportedly can often be very dirty, matted or mute.
 * 6) Venezuelan ones reportedly sell heavily of human sweat.
 * 7) Russian ones reportedly occasional emit a quiet, high pitched, buzzing noise.
 * 8) Some battery compartments may be very dirty or badly corroded.
 * 9) The ears and feat may be falling off.

Customised Furbys
 See: Customised Furbys. 

Furby cakes


It is a cake or cupcake shaped and colored like a Furby that has been made for many children's parties around the world.

Killer Furby stories and creepy-pastas

 * See: Killer Furby stories and creepy-pastas.

Furbyphobia
It is a known fact in a few British, Irish, French, Germans, Dutch, Spanish, Mexicans, Italians, Aussies, Chines, Hong Kongers, Canadians and Americans. The USA has most and Ireland has least.

Stop Furby Abuse Right Now activists


Some people equate Furbies with standard understandings of what lifeforms are. They think abusing Furbys and Hatchimals is akin to animal abuse.

They understandably post videos and comments on social media slagging off those who hurt and\or kill Furbies. Many are moderate in their actions, but some are hysterical fanatics like animal rights activists.

The leading online clan is Stop Furby Abuse Right Now Inc.

Furbys are only a toy and can't suffer, but perverts can feed of it's simulated distress.

The Pennsylvanian Furby destruction code
' This was suggested by a 13\14 year old former Pennsylvanian YouTuber in 2016. '
 * Never give it to a toddler!
 * Never destroy a rare one!
 * Never destroy a Presidential one!
 * Only destroy it if you want to wreck a toy, technology or Hasbro Corp. stuff, but if you want to kill a life form see you councilor or physician!
 * Always protect your hands and eyes!
 * Don't inhale burning a Furby's smoke!
 * Apologize to the Furby after it's destruction.
 * Don't destroy a working one, give it to a thrift shop.
 * Don't trow it at animals or unsuspecting people.
 * Destroy a talking key-chain fob, it's cheaper than a $100 Furby Connect or Crystal.
 * Do not destroy other peoples' Furbys with out their permission.
 * Never get a death or sex thrill from it.
 * No kinky sex\snuff sex types videos are to be made.
 * If you burn a toy from a fast food restraint, apologize to shop's logo or remove it, since the war is with a Furby, not fast food.
 * Don't fart or burp during the attack, it's rude.

The growing war on Furbys



 *  Furbys are mostly killed for 4 mane reasons: 
 * 1) Many people find them irritating or are jealous of someone who had one.
 * 2) Some hate American big toy firms like Hasbro.
 * 3) Others want to kill the docile intellectual creatures it represents.
 * 4) Wish to kill it in lieu for a pet or person!

Sadly, they have no qualms about destroying a working Furby to do it.

Historic value


Second hand 1998 and 1999 ones are selling as of 2019 for between $60 and $250. Limited editions like the Millenium one are collectors items and command higher prices.

2005 Furbys and thire babies are rare and Shelbys are near to nonexistent now.

Scandal ans achievements

 * See: Scandals, achievements, politics, security issues and safety concerns

1998-1999 type Furby trivia

 * See: Scandals, achievements, politics, security issues and safety concerns

Videos of the rescue, recovery and life of: Waves, The Haunted Surfing Furby!

 * See: Videos of the rescue, recovery and life of: Waves, The Haunted Surfing Furby!

Also see



 * 1) USA
 * 2) Spin
 * 3) Sheeple
 * 4) Economic terminology
 * 5) Furby's scandals, achievements, politics, security issues and safety concerns
 * 6) Killer Furby stories and creepy-pastas
 * 7) Videos of the rescue, recovery and life of: Waves, The Haunted Surfing Furby!
 * 8) Customised Furbys
 * 9) Connexion de Modèle d'opération Furby