1998: FURBY - TOY OF THE YEAR? | Newsround | Weird and Wonderful | BBC Archive

Newsround's Chris Rogers introduced us to the Furby, 1998's (and posssibly 2023's) must have toy.
Originally broadcast October 12, 1998.
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[@Heybabetv]

That belly rub was violent.

[@lilactchi108]

Fr

[@PatrickSwayzeOnDbol]

Damn, I was 11 back then, good times as a kid, although I did not play with toys like that.

[@shanec3610]

I was 5

[@Jazzatic2011]

The shut up killed me 😂

[@chenlung1]

It burped as well, if I recall correctly (and yes, I had a Furby).

[@autumngalix4616]

My older sister's furbies learned to cuss. Also, don't leave the batteries in for too long because they sound creepy af running off of residentual charge.

[@Victoria-dh9vb]

Little did he know how taking the batteries out didn't shut them up, it only slowed them down.
No cap. We had one. Did things it shouldn't be able to even after years of not having batteries. Those things are demons.

[@SomeoneIsAlwaysMovingOnTheSurf]

Wtf I remember the same thing, it was acting as if it was dying without the batteries, making noises while stored in the closet.

[@loongjoy3265]

They aren’t demons they are pure evil

[@AstridHorton]

No, They Just Have Something To Keep Them Awake During Battery Replacements.

[@donnaferguson-do7px]

Awwww it's Soooo cute ❤❤❤

[@cf.spring]

I wish I had a 1998 furby toy, I only have the 2016 furby connect. :(

[@Arloyoutubechannel148]

I’ve got a 1998 furby, too

[@shanec3610]

I have mine from 1998 and 2023

[@glassowlie]

Coming back here in August!

[@Effigy_the_furb]

Aaaannnddd I hate em
BRING THE OLD ONE BACK!

[@wattyler2994]

Looks more like a Gremlin... is its name Gizmo?

[@user-gg7zv1fq7p]

That weird language the furby is spreading is furbish

[@leahtv7778]

FURRY TAMAGOTCHI

[@julianaylor4351]

Electronic pest, more like. 😁

[@volo870]

Furby - a menace to humanity!

[@positivelynegative9149]

Why does the studio and the dude look like they're from the '70s?

[@kaitlyn__L]

They both look extremely 90s, not sure what you’re on about. Other than both decades having atrociously loud fashion which immediately became dated and hated, the styles are very different.

[@Imxel21]

@@kaitlyn__Lidk i think late 90s fashion looked more subdued compared to the post 80s early 90s fashion

[@jamestuccillo]

Looks like 90's

[@positivelynegative9149]

@@jamestuccillo
Your opinion is incorrect.

[@rocon86]

Even at the time, I could see that furbys were lame. Can't understand how they were so popular, people will buy anything.