![]() ![]() ![]() Furbies could interact with each other via infrared and if sat close to each other, would hold a conversation (in Furbish) with each other. Furbies arrived only speaking in ‘Furbish’ and with time were programmed to gradually ‘learn’ English. Furby toys were first introduced in 1998 at the American International Toy Fair and took the world by storm, selling 1.8 million in the first 12 months with over 40 million sold in the first three years of trading.įurbies were the original robot/pet children’s toy with the main concept being that you could ‘teach’ the Furby the English language. The Furby toy was created by Dave Hampton, Caleb Chung and Richard C Levy who sold the design to Tiger Electronics before production. Let’s look back at where they all began and what made them the must have toy of the 90’s. They required feeding, could dance and could also talk to each other. They talked in their own language and could be trained to learn English with enough patience. The Furby toy was the original children’s electronic pet. Josh Posted on:-21-06-18 Throwback Thursday,
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