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Some quotes from an interview with Richard Levy. 

Date: October, 2023

Source (archived)

High praise! And in other news, I was excited to hear about the return of Furby… What changes can we expect to see in the brand? Interesting question. You know, early on in Hasbro’s development of the current generation of Furby, I strongly recommended to the team going back to the DNA of the first generation which bowed in 1998 and was created by another partner, electronic whiz David Hampton. David’s vision was a “life form, not a toy.”

A life form, not a toy! Heck of a vision back then. Brilliant vision! And I believe three things endeared the creature to the world, and gave it the staying power to still be relevant today… Specifically, Furby’s brilliantly choreographed performance, amusing content and its eyes. I still describe Furby as I would a BFF: hard to find, difficult to leave, and impossible to forget.

Great! And why is now the right time for a resurgence? This year marks Furby’s 25th anniversary. Hats off to Hasbro, which is going all out on multiple fronts to bring it roaring back… The Hasbro team has been working on this launch for three years. Their goal is to establish Furby as a lifestyle brand with the slogan: ‘Letting out your inner Furb.’

25 years! So, let me ask you this, Richard… Technology has marched on relentlessly since the first wave generation. Has that proven advantageous? Or does it not help much, because kids are surrounded by sophisticated things all the time? Has the advance of technology made Furby life easier, or helped lower production costs, for example? The idea with Furby was always to have the technology invisible. Technology alone is not enough to sustain a product such as Furby. The bond Furby has with people of different nationalities and ages around the world has been built on a combination of factors that go way beyond technology. Furby made a deep and irreplaceable bond with people that has never flagged.

And that lives on? Exactly. Furby continues to give people enduring affection, intimacy, trust, and good cheer. Furby makes people feel good when they feel low. Furby is a non-judgmental companion. But, at the end of the day, the toy gods continue to smile on Furby!

1998 must’ve been a remarkable year for you. It was, Deej; it was very special year. I had Furby out with Tiger – the number-one toy; the number-one game was Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus with Mattel. As you know, that was the social-interactive game I co-invented with John Gray, author of the blockbuster book by the same name.

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Sorry followers for the Three's Company spam reblogs I've just been thinking about the show alot lately and had the urge to look it up on this app

The fans of this show on here though...well let's just say they see it VERY differently than I do (I just think the show is hilarious while people keep posting panty-shots and fanfictions of the characters SO HELP ME LORD)

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Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter and Suzanne Somers - Three’s Company (1977)

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Unironic Three’s Company Appreciation Post

I woke up with the theme song stuck in my head so here we go.

I miss that typography style that just says “Hi, I’m from the 70s!”

John Ritter (as Jack Tripper) falling through a door frame while trying to pose will always be funny.

Have you ever dance-celebrated with your roommates?

Ralph Furley’s outfits were the best.

Classic fan service, but really the timing of expressions on Jack Tripper’s face is hilarious.

Don Knotts (as Ralph Furley) doing what he does best: master of bewilderment.

Helen Roper gets some fan service of her own.

Notice how the knee grabs continue down the couch.

Some people give the finger, but Chrissy, Janet, and Jack give the tongue.

Blessed are the gif makers that made this post possible.

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Janet “ACAB” Wood

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I can’t get a job because I have no experience, and I have no experience because I can’t get a job.

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I can be your angle...or yuor devil...

Hasbro released an evil furby…

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That's awesome!! Pattern credits in the book goes to @ehwesson , they have a ko-fi if you'd like to support them :}

I sewed up a suit for Hypnos!

Shout out to @nudnickel 's Furby Trainer's Guide Deluxe post for the pattern!

I also happened to get a 2023 Purple Furby

Meet Slipstream (she / her)

She's named after the female Starscream clone from Transformers: Animated

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Toby Terrier and his Video Pals: Meet Toby Terrier and Safety First (Videos, ~1993)

VHS puppet shows - made by Sid and Marty Krofft - designed to interact with an animatronic toy. You can watch these two episodes here.

You can watch all released tapes in the series in one YouTube video here.

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I'VE BEEN THINKING OF IT ALL WEEK!!! More people seriously need to refer to this price guide, I think casual Furby buyers should also contribute to the cause by doing their best to not give into spending more on a Furby than they should so these antsy resellers get frustrated that nobody's buying their overpriced Furbys and have to price it lower, and if there's a chance to make an offer on the price then take it. Only we can make the Furby market as it should be.

I was there to see the prices Furbys were going for in the mid 2010s and it was actually pretty accurate to the guide above, do your part!!

Additionally, this will keep people from buying them for cheap and reselling them for higher because they'll realize they won't GET more than 35 or so dollars for it...SPREAD THE WORD!!!

 let’s stop furby inflation

recently, I’ve noticed people selling normal Furbys for over $100 contributing to the trend that Furbies are very rare in any condition and are worth hundreds of dollars I’m sorry Joanne but your old crusty, dusty smelly Furby sitting in your basement is not hidden gem at most. It’s probably $30. this is a PSA to all the middle-aged women selling their Furbies for hundreds of dollars on Facebook marketplace 

Here are some prices that are good but just remember if your Furby is in rough condition, it’s probably gonna be lower things like a missing tag or missing, eyelash or not working can contribute to them being lower

update I made some propaganda posters feel free to upload these wherever you want

#furby 1999 #furby collecting #safe furby #furby for sale #furby 1998 #furby community #furby

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Gonna be posting any updates to the Furby Trainer's Guide under the "Furby Trainer's Guide Deluxe" hashtag so you can follow that if interested

Anyways, in the same folder as the PDF I added a folder with all the individual images sized up a bit for anybody who wants to print them out or print out individual pages from the book, with the included patterns also being available in their original sizes :D

You can check it out here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1c3HcPHUqMZz6knDbFklBtZC1Ofri8uQ3?usp=drive_link

#furby #furby trainer's guide deluxe

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LORDOFDRAGONSS!!! Absolute pioneer of the early Furby community on YouTube as well as Kristopher Walker

Redraw of a drawing from "Furby Song" by Lordofdragonss

As a kid I used to listen to and watch this video a lot. I always wanted to be able to draw like Lordofdragonss, and I'd probably tried to imitate their art a few times as a kid.

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The Furby Trainer's Guide DELUXE! Put together by the fans, for the fans!

FINALLY! After 25 years, the Furby community has come together to make the newest addition to the Furby Trainer's Guide series…THE FURBY TRAINER'S GUIDE DELUXE!

In it, you'll find a layout reminiscent to the previous ones, but updated with new information, chapters, sections, images, illustrations, and so much more.

And best of all, it's all FREE TO READ! 445 pages worth of new and updated content!! Download and read the PDF at this link: http://tinyurl.com/FurbyTrainersGuide

Please reblog this so other Furby fans can refer to this guide if needed, and feel free to send it to anyone you feel might be interested :D

EASIEST WAYS TO OPEN THE PDF AFTER DOWNLOADING:

PC: Open it using Adobe Acrobat, which you can download for free here: https://get.adobe.com/reader/

Mobile: Download Adobe Acrobat PDF viewer for mobile devices

What to do if you can't download the file:

First, try checking it out on archive.org: https://archive.org/details/furby-trainers-guide-deluxe-2024

On mobile: You should be able to read the PDF within Google Drive itself. Opening this on mobile may take a few minutes, so leave your device open while you go get a snack to eat while reading the book.

On computer: Since a lot of online PDF sites require a subscription to view large files, i suggest downloading the file onto an external drive like a USB stick and SD card and opening it on Adobe Acrobat from there.

#furby #furby fandom #safe furby #furby community #furby 1998 #furby 2012 #furby 2005 #shelby furby #furby love #allfurby #tiger electronics

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Date: 9th of February, 1998

“Tiger Electronics Inc. co-founder Roger Shiffman shows Alfred J. Verrecchia, Hasbro Inc.'s president of global operations, Tiger's new interactive toy introduction, the ‘Furby,’ at the American International Toy Fair on February 9. Hasbro and Tiger announced that Hasbro had purchased the Vernon Hills, Illinois, company for $335 million.”

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Marmo manual drawings part 2!