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Singular Furby

Plural Furbys

Furby (plural Furbys)

  1. An electronic toy, in the form of a fluffy animal, that talks
Category: English nouns

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Wed Jul 21 15:44:07 2010

A Furby (plural Furbys or Furbies) was a popular electronic toy or robot, more specifically, a hamster/owl-like creature 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. Furbies sold 1.8 million units in 1998, 14 million units in 1999, and altogether in its three years of original production, Furbies sold over 40 million units, and its speaking capabilities were translated into 24 languages.

Furbies 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 Furbies 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. In 2005, new Furbies 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.

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Fri Sep 3 13:04:44 2010

How do I stop my furby from swearing?
Q. Hello!!! I have a problem. I was having an argument with my dog, and when I swore at my dog, my furby started to copy me and now when the kids come over, it keeps swearing at them!!! So how do I tame my furby to stop it swearing!!! Thanks
Asked by Wasp-Eater - Fri Feb 20 08:24:47 2009 - - 12 Answers - 0 Comments

A. That's inpossible. They don't copy what you say, they have four stages of leaning english, but it's programmed to learn more as you use it. It's just a rumour that they can copy what you say, there is no recording or anything in it. Sorry to burst your bubble :S
Answered by Quartz - Sun Feb 22 15:18:58 2009

How can I clean up my Furby?
Q. On a resent trip the Goodwill I found a Emoto-Tronic Furby. The little guy functions fine. It woke up while I was in the store and promptly burst into song! (Scared me half to death.) Actually, the only issues it seems to be suffering from are cosmetic ones. The rubber for its beak has a split on the lower portion, the plastic in its ears has broken in half, and the fur is ungodly dingy. So, how can I clean it up?
Asked by ZanDPY - Fri Mar 13 12:23:43 2009 - - 3 Answers - 0 Comments

A. for the beak and broken ear i suggest super glue but make to take the batteries out first also i have "skinned" many furby's in my day and you can take the fur off completely and soak or hand wash it with cold water and a mild detergent let it air dry and put it back on (just use some supper glue along the bottom edge to hold it in place if you don't want to pull it off again.
Answered by Star C - Fri Mar 13 12:54:56 2009

How do you get a furby to work? I just replaced batteries in 2 of them, and neither one does anything.?
Q. How do you get a furby to work? I just replaced batteries in 2 of them, and neither one does anything.?
Asked by Jennifer L - Thu Dec 6 13:15:18 2007 - - 3 Answers - 2 Comments

A. try turning it upside down... or press its tummy, or press it's back... or press its tongue... if nothing happens, make sure u put the baterries in right... if worst comes to worst...try dropping it...(highly recommended as a last resort)
Answered by TheApocalypticOrgasm - Sat Dec 8 18:35:30 2007

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