Series 1 Furbys (1998)

Country Release Price
U.S.A1 October 2nd, 1998 (FAO Schwarz Fifth Avenue) $30.00 USD
Britain2 October 16th, 1998 £29.99
Canada TBA TBA
Mexico June 1999 TBA
Japan June 8th, 1999 ¥3,980 JPY
Italy TBA TBA
Greece TBA TBA
Spain June 1999 TBA
France TBA TBA
Germany June 10th, 1999 (German Language) TBA
Australia3 March 5th, 1999 $69.95 AUD

Name Source
Wolf Fan name
Gray and Gray Furby Official Trainer's Guide
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1
ワイルドウルフ (Wild Wolf) Tomy site "common name"
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1

Name Source
Skunk Fan name
Black and White Furby Official Trainer's Guide
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1
スカンク (Skunk) Tomy site "common name"
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1

Name Source
Witch's Cat Fan name
All Black Furby Official Trainer's Guide
ブラック (Black) Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1
クロネコ (Kuro Neko, lit. "black cat" ) Tomy site "common name"
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1

Name Source
Snowball Fan name
All White Furby Official Trainer's Guide
ホウィト (White) Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1
ホウィトラビット (White Rabbit) Tomy site "common name"
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1

Name Source
Leopard Fan name
Spotted with White Furby Official Trainer's Guide
グレー×ピンク (Gray x Pink) Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1
ピンクマウス (Pink Mouse) Tomy site "common name"
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1

Name Source
Church Mouse Fan name
Calico with White Furby Official Trainer's Guide
グレー×ホワイト (Gray x White) Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1
ウルフ (Wolf) Tomy site "common name"
Furby Club Official Guidebook Vol. 1

Poem (sic)

Featured on the tags of series 1 Furbys. Also seen on the side of the box.

some furbys are grey, and
others are white
some furbys are black,
as black as night
some have tails, and others mane
but each furby has its own name
so no two furbys are the same

small of stature, big of heart
all furbys are so very smart
they speak a language all their
own for furbish is a language
quite unknown

furbys need "may-may" (love) and
"may-lah" (hugs) and
they "wee-tee" (sing) and
"loo-loo" (joke)
they play "furby says" and
"hide and seek" and
into the future they can peek

so when you take a furby home
you will never be alone
the more you play, the more
they do furby will keep
amazing you

"noh-lah" (dance) and "wee-tee" (sing),
"e-tah/e-tah" (yea, yea)
Furbys have come for "u-nye" (you) and "kah" (me)*

* This final stanza is exclusive to the box.

References

  1. "Furby: Then and now" New York Daily News, June 27, 2023.
  2. "Furbies chatter to the top" Cambridge Evening News, Oct 13, 1998.
  3. "Time's up: here comes Furby fever" The Age, Mar 14, 1999.