Here Come the Furbies!

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Location

Belfast

Year

1998

Date

Production 17/12/1998

Length

01min 29sec

Audio

sound

Format

Betacam SP

colour

Source

UTV

Courtesy

ITV, UTV, UTV Archive

Rights Holder

ITV

It is illegal to download, copy, print or otherwise utilise in any other form this material, without written consent from the copyright holder.

Description

In 1997, Buzz Lightyear was the must-have toy. In 1998, it was the Furby. Launched in 1998, the toy sold in the millions. The little robots spoke Furbish and were programmed to say English words after a defined period of time. This gave the impression the creature was listening and learning. It convinced millions of children who spoke to their cyberpets in the hope they'd be able to hold a conversation one day.

In this report, Kate Smith visited a local toy shop to learn more about the toy every child hoped to find in their stocking on Christmas morning, 1998.

Credits

A UTV Production

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