Furby
Sign in to saveFurby is an American electronic robotic toy created by Tiger Electronics – a subsidiary of Hasbro. Originally released in October 1998, it resembles a sugar glider-like creature and went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its holiday season launch. More than 40 million Furbies were sold during the three years of its original production, with 1.8 million sold in 1998 and 14 million in 1999. Overall, its speaking capabilities were translated into 17 various languages.
Key facts
- Toy.slogan
- The more you play with me, the more I do! I will keep amazing you! (1998–2001)Your emoto*tronic Friend(2005–2007)a mind of its own (2012), a new generation is hatching (Boom), Furby Connects You To A World Of Surprises (Connect)(2012–2018)
- Toy.website
- https://shop.hasbro.com/en-us/welcome-check?brand=furby
- Toy.name
- Furby
- Toy.image
- Furby brand logo.png
- Toy.image_size
- 200
- Toy.othernames
- Furbee (used in Sweden to avoid confusion with the locality of the same name)
- Toy.type
- Electronic toy
- Toy.inventor
- David Hampton and Caleb Chung
- Toy.country
- United States
- Toy.company
- Tiger Electronics/Hasbro(1998–2001, 2005–2007, 2012–current)
- Toy.from
- 1998
- Toy.to
- present
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Article
27 sectionsContents
- History
- Initial creation
- Revivals
- Types
- First generation (1998–2002)
- Furby Babies
- Furby Friends
- Second generation (2005–2007)
- Emoto-Tronic Furby Babies
- Emoto-Tronic Funky Furbies
- Third generation (2012–2015)
- Furby Party Rockers
- Furby Boom
- Furblings (toy version)
- Furby Boom Crystal
- Furby Boom Crystal Furblings
- Furbacca
- Fourth generation (2016–2017)
- Fifth generation (2023–present)
- Furblets
- Technology
- Security concerns
- Furbish-English phrases
- Film adaptation
- See also
- References
- External links
Furby is an American electronic robotic toy created by Tiger Electronics – a subsidiary of Hasbro. Originally released in October 1998, it resembles a sugar glider-like creature and went through a period of being a "must-have" toy following its holiday season launch. More than 40 million Furbies were sold during the three years of its original production, with 1.8 million sold in 1998 and 14 million in 1999. Overall, its speaking capabilities were translated into 17 various languages.
Furbies were the first successful attempt to produce and sell a domestically aimed robot. A newly purchased Furby, or a Furby that has been reset, starts out speaking entirely "Furbish" – the unique language that all Furbies speak – but is programmed to start speaking English words and phrases in place of Furbish over time. This process is intended to resemble the process of learning English.