They were advertised as "Friends of Furby", as they were able to communicate with the entire Furby line, as well as with each other. While not part of the official Furby line-up, Tiger Electronics used the tech behind Furby to create tie-in toys to two popular movies of the time: Gizmo from Gremlins, and E.T. Little information is available online on cleaning and repair.Expensive and hard to find as a result of poor sales.Only Furby model to speak Shelbish, as well as Furbish, English, and a variety of pirate-themed phrases.Most unique-looking of all the main Furby releases.Shelby marked the beginning of what would be a long decline in sales and popularity for the Furby brand- critics and consumers alike regarded them as being "just another Furby" and production ceased after only one year. Shelby is Furby's aquatic cousin! They speak their own new language, Shelbish, and can open and close their shells depending on their mood.
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Not a full Furby- no mechanics or "learning" capacity here.Great for creating customs, particularly "oddbodies" (the face of a Furby on a non-Furby shaped body), because the entire face is a single piece of plastic.They're durable, portable, and silent (if you opt for a normal edition)- great for travel.They're tiny, Furby-shaped bean bags, with special editions being able to speak when squeezed. While technically a piece of Furby merchandise and not a full-fledged Furby, Buddies are still popular with collectors. Can be harder to find and more expensive than adult Furbys, even without being overpriced.Capable of saying more phrases, including "Mama" and "Dada"- too cute!.Better build quality and less prone to breakage (in my experience).All the fun of a Furby, in a slightly smaller package!.The pint-sized follow-up to the original Furby, Furby Babies were about 20% smaller, with higher-pitched voices and a larger vocabulary. "Vintage" status means they tend to be wildly overpriced by unaware sellers.Be prepared to pay much more for in-demand colors (such as the Flamingo) and special editions.Break easily due to age and shoddy manufacturing.Most parts can be non-destructively removed and replaced for cleaning and customizing.Widest selection of colors, with 48 normal editions and 19 special editions!.Most widely available of all generations.Released for the Christmas shopping season of 1998, these little guys kicked off the "robotic pet" trend that continues to this day. The original, most iconic, and most popular Furby so far. She also has rainbow pattern ears, maneĬolours are amazing and I wonder if there are any more around like her.(Click on pictures to view at full resolution.) She has all tags present and looks to be an Official Furby Release.Īt the photo you will see she has rainbow eyelashes and a purple face Is, if she is a prototype, limited edition or something very special. A while ago I posted about May May on a furbyįorum to try and find out some information about her, but no one there We decided to name her May May, which means Love -)Ī good friend found May May on Ebay America and I have never seenĪnother furby like her. I do not know her Furby nameĪs I have never switched her on, she is still attached to the cardboardīase from the factory. Hello Furby Fans! To start off our new blog, I thought I would writeĪbout a very interesting Furby in our collection. Look familiar? Yes that's right, it's May May! the pink Rainbow Furby! :-) Let's take a good look at all of these, aren't they lovely? But let's pay attention to one particular picture in the bottom right corner. If you click the link above, it takes you to this page which shows all the Furby pictures that have been coloured in by the lucky children who made it into the randomly chosen 12 submissions. To vote for your favourite Furby design, click here. Post has now randomly chosen 12 submissions to compete for the grand prize: a trip to Tiger’s Furby studio, where the lucky winner will design a real Furby. The sweepstakes has been featured on a variety of Post’s top-selling cereals, including Honey Comb and Oreo-O’s. Kids from across the country have submitted drawings of their ideal Furby to Post for the past several months. Visit the “Games” section of the Furby web site to play new online games inspired by Hi-C and Post.ĪugPost Finalists Posted! The 12 finalists in Post’s Design-Your-Own-Furby sweepstakes have been selected. Note that the lucky winner of Post’s contest will get to design a REAL Furby. NovemPost-branded products (including cereals Cocoa Pebbles, Honey Comb and Oreo-O’s as well as Jell-O yoghurt) carry entry forms for Post’s “DESIGN YOUR OWN FURBY” contest.