The animatronic toy got a makeover. It’s getting mixed reviews. By Maggie Lange The original Furby, released in 1998, had the head of an owl, the beak of a chicken, the feet of a cat, the ears of a ...

Following a raft of nostalgia-inducing comebacks, the Furbys make their full return on July 15. The retro toy craze has finally become a Furb-nomenon. Yes, no pun has been left unturned in the launch ...

The popular '90s toy is back with a bigger and higher-tech personality. July 10, 2012 — -- Fifteen years ago, a little furry toy became all the rage. Toys "R" Us couldn't restock its shelves ...

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The Furby, launched in 1998, became a global sensation, selling over 40 million units in its first three years and sparking a collector craze. The toy faced national security concerns in 1999, with ...

In June 2023, Hasbro celebrated Furby's 25th anniversary by launching a new model featuring vibrant fur colors, light-up ears, and over 600 phrases. This iteration emphasizes direct interaction ...

Furbies were all the rage when I was a kid in the ’90s, but I never saw the appeal. To me, they were noisy, Gremlin-like creatures that babbled nonsense. When they resurfaced decades later (right as ...

The quirky owlish Furby toy isn't fooling anyone at the Pentagon or at NASA. *** new Air Force memo forbids anyone to bring *** Furby into areas like this at the Cape. It's here that engineers track ...

Hasbro is launching a new type of Furby Tuesday, with an elongated design that makes it part cat, part worm and part DJ. The $70 DJ Furby is three times the size of a standard Furby, and the ...

The chatty midnight riddler or the giggle monster, which would you choose? The chatty midnight riddler or the giggle monster, which would you choose? The chatty midnight riddler or the giggle monster, ...