History Toys / Furby

* UrbanLegends:
** Back at the height of its popularity, an e-mail began circulating claiming that Furby could record messages and that spies were using them to gather information. In reality, Furby has no such technology and cannot record anything. The rumor spread due to Furby's programmed "learning" of Furbish to English (It only has a set number of phrases it can speak). You're still not allowed to take them onto US military bases, though.
** Another (though not as well-known) legend claims that Furby's "fur" is made from animal fur (most versions of the legend claim it to be cat fur). In reality, Furby's "fur" is made from a synthetic fabric (most likely polyester fibers).
** There was also a legend that claimed Furby could be taught to "swear". As mentioned above, Furby can only "learn" what's already programmed into it.
** Yet another one is that they talk with no batteries after reaching a certain age. Apparently, they store power somehow... [[labelnote:explanation]]Electronics often have capacitors to collect and hold energy for time-delayed functions or to serve other purposes. It is entirely possible that some production runs of Furbies had over-engineered capacitors that could hold so much power there would be enough for even small amounts of activity after you remove the batteries.[[/labelnote]]

* {{Crossover}}: near the end of the original run, dolls based on the likeness of both [[Film/{{Gremlins}} Gizmo]] and [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] were made to serve as friends of Furby, complete with the ability to interact with one. A [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] doll using the same technology was also made, but its place in the line is highly debated due to its lack of compatibility with the others. Figures of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'''s Pikachu and Meowth, and Mike and Sully from ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'' were also planned, but were unproduced, leaving it unknown if they would have been capable of interacting with Furby or not.

* CallingYourNausea: Use an unconventional phrase for this, to indulge in VulgarHumor, by first saying "Dinner is served!" and then gagging. Given that they don't have stomachs, Furbys can't throw up, so nothing happens afterwards.

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* {{Crossover}}: near the end of the original run, dolls based on the likeness of both [[Film/{{Gremlins}} Gizmo]] and [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] were made to serve as friends of Furby, complete with the ability to interact with one. A [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] doll using the same technology was also made, but its place in the line is highly debated due to its lack of compatibility with the others. Figures of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'''s Pikachu and Meowth, and ''WesternAnimation/MonstersInc'''s Mike and Sully were also planned, but were unproduced, leaving it unknown if they would have been capable of interacting with Furby or not.

* {{Crossover}}: near the end of the original run, dolls based on the likeness of both [[Film/{{Gremlins}} Gizmo]] and [[Film/ETTheExtraTerrestrial E.T.]] were made to serve as friends of Furby, complete with the ability to interact with one. A [[Franchise/StarWars Yoda]] doll using the same technology was also made, but its place in the line is highly debated due to its lack of compatibility to the others.

There was a [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game dedicated to them in 1999 known as ''VideoGame/BigFunInFurbyland''. In 2005, a 45-minute special called ''WesternAnimation/FurbyIsland'' was aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and Creator/{{Teletoon}} to promote the then-new emototronic line of Furbies.

There was a [[UsefulNotes/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] game dedicated to them in 1999 known as ''VideoGame/BigFunInFurbyland''.