When Furby hit store shelves in November 1998, it was an instant hit. Kids loved it. Parents loved it. People paid three times the Furby’s retail value just to get one for the holidays, and within ...
While every decade had its fad toy crazes, the ’90s took the cake in that department. There was Tickle Me Elmo, Beanie Babies, the Tamagotchi, just to name a few. But the Crown Royalty of ’90s fad ...
It's baaaack. One of the 'it' toys of the 90s is making a comeback whether you like it or not. Furby, the bug-eyed stuffed animal that seemed to have a mind of its own, is coming again to Amazon and ...
The sensational hit toy from the late 90s returns! Hasbro announced a new line of Furby in celebration of the toy's 25th anniversary. Furbies became an instant craze as the animatronic pet that could ...
Loveable or creepy? Depends on who you ask. Furby, the ’90s toy phenomenon that divided kids and parents into opposing camps when it first hit stores and quickly became a craze, is making yet another ...
The revival of toys from childhoods gone by is fairly common practice among marketers. Trading heavily on nostalgia, reboots seem to crop up once a toy’s original target reaches parenthood. The ...
Update: A Hasbro spokesperson has informed NJ Advance Media that the new Furby toys have sold out, but the toymaker will restock them later this week. “The initial sales of the next generation of ...
The newest version of the interactive toy is now available to purchase on Amazon, and will later be available at all major retailers starting July 15 Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE ...
Is Furby, the hottest toy of 1998, still in demand? These days, there may not be actual fights and stampedes breaking out in stores over Furby shortages, but the furry, talking toys can still fetch a ...
Following a raft of nostalgia-inducing comebacks, the Furbys make their full return on July 15. The retro toy craze has finally become a Furb-nomenon. Yes, no pun has been left unturned in the launch ...
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