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1998 Furby Sensor Speech Mapping[]

This page provides a comprehensive catalog of the 1998 Furby's vocalizations and their corresponding sensor triggers. The original Furby, released in 1998, was equipped with various sensors that, when activated, would prompt specific vocal responses. This mapping serves as a guide to understanding the relationship between Furby's physical interactions and its language output.

1998 Talking

Here you will find:

  • A detailed list of known Furby vocalizations, including words, phrases, and sound effects
  • The specific sensors believed to be responsible for triggering each vocalization
  • Categorization of responses based on different types of stimuli (e.g., touch, motion, light)
  • Special vocal patterns related to Furby's internal states (hunger, sleepiness, etc.)

Important Note: This mapping is based on reverse engineering. Some details may not be entirely accurate. Different phrases may vary depending on the Furby's age and development.

Sensor Overview[]

Type Action Total different reactions
Tummy sensor Pressing sensor 25
Back sensor Pressing sensor 13
Beak sensor Pressing sensor 14
Microphone Producing a loud sound 18
Light Sensor Cover photodiode between eyes 12
Tilt sensor Tilt Furby upside down 18
Tilt sensor Tilt Furby sideways 25
IR-receiver Put another Furby face-to-face in front of it 5
Timer running out Doing nothing for 34.5 seconds 10
Going to sleep Follows after actions above 5
Waking up Put Furby upside down, only when asleep 5
Total : 150


Tummy sensor[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4 Response 5
Aha boo-djak Hihihiii Big Fun
Ah-hahaha
Ah-hahaha Hardy
Ah-hahaha Hihihiii
Ah-hahaha Hihihiii Tododo-totodoo
Ah-hahaha Me Love Tickle Hahaha-hahaha
Ah-hahaha Me Love You *Kissing sound*
Ah-hahaha Oh-oh Hug Me
Ah-hahaha Peek-a-boo *Kissing sound*
Hahaha-hahaha
Hahaha-hahaha Ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne *Farting sound* Hihihi
Hahaha-hahaha Ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne Hihihiii
Hahaha-hahaha Tickle Again
Hey Tickle
Hihihiii You Tickle Me
Hmmmm Hmmmm Whoa Ra-ra
Wa-wa-wa-wa-wam Hihihiii
Wa-wa-wa-wa-wam Hihihiii Hey Hardy
Tickling upper limit reached (special parameter)
Ah-hahaha No Tickle Again Please Hihihiii
Hunger level reached (special parameter)
Ha Big Hungry
Ha Hungry Bidou-bidou-bidou-bidou
Ha Hungry Ra-ra
Ha Hungry Whoa Ra-ra
Hmmmm Please Hungry
Hungry Whoa Ra-ra

Back sensor[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4
*Burping sound* Oh-oh Hehehe
*Purring sound* *Purring sound* Me Obay
*Purring sound* Ha Very Happy
*Purring sound* Hug Me
*Purring sound* Me Love You *Kissing sound*
*Purring sound* Pet Me
*Purring sound* You See Me
*Roaring sound* *Roaring sound*
*Roaring sound* Pet Again
*Sighing sound* *Yawning sound* Me Hardy
Tiredness level reached, staying awake (special parameter)
*Purring sound* *Yawning sound* Maybe Sleep
*Purring sound* *Yawning sound* Sun Down
Tiredness level reached, going to sleep (special parameter)
*Goodnight song singing* *Yawning sound* Me Sleep Meh


Beak sensor[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4
Yum *Burping sound* Ha No Again
Yum *Burping sound* Hahaha-hahaha
Yum Again Ra-ra
Yum Again Please Ra-ra
Yum Hungry Ra-ra
Yum Maybe Again Ra-ra
Yum Maybe Again Please Ra-ra
Yum Okay Done
Yum Okay Ha No Like
Yum Ra-ra
Yum Very Good Ra-ra
Yum Yum Maybe Again Ra-ra
Yum Yum Ra-ra
Hunger level zero (special parameter)
*Farting sound* No Hungry Wah

Microphone[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4 Response 5 Response 6 Response 7 Response 8
Ahh Me Scared
Ahh Me Scared Whoa Dododo Dododo
Dance Wah Dododo Da-tekda
Dance Wah Dododo Dododo Love Dance
Dance Boogie Dododo Dododo
Dododo DJ Dance Big Fun
Dododo Dododo DJ Dance Dance Big Fun
Huh Big Sound Doo
Huh Big Sound Dododo Dododo DJ Dance Big Fun
Huh Where Doo
Oh Loud Sound
Oh-oh Hard Listen
Oh-oh Hug Me
Oh-oh Hug Me Dance Dododo Da-tekda
Sound Down Please
Wah Huh
Whoa Huh Hide
Whoa Big Sound Wha


Light sensor[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4
Ah No Light Ah
Hahaha Doo doo
Hey Light On Please
Hey No Jo-wah
Hey Wa Light Please
Hey Me No See You
Maybe Me Scared *Sighing sound*
No Light No Fun
Okay Okay Sun Down
Okay Hahaha Kiss Me *Kissing sound*
Woah *Sighing sound* Tamtitatidumtidoo
You Hide Light Hihihiii


Tilt sensor (Upside down)[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4
*Sighing sound* *Sighing sound* Down Down
Ah Worry
Down Down *Sighing sound* *Sighing sound*
Ha No Like
Hey
Hey Ha Worry
Hey Hey
Hey Me Scared
Hey No *Sighing sound*
Hey No Again
Hey No Joke Whoa
Hey Oh Worry No Again
Hey Worry
Oh-oh Down
Oh-oh Down
Oh-oh Hey
Oh-oh Hey Worry Whoa
Whoa *Sighing sound*


Tilt sensor (Tilting Furby)[]

Standard parameter
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4 Response 5
*Sighing sound* *Sighing sound* Whoa Ra-ra
*Sighing sound* *Sighing sound*
*Sighing sound* Please Again
Me Love You *Kissing sound*
Wèèh
Wèèh Again Kho-koh Hihihi Hey Hardy
Wèèh Do It Hehehe Ah-hahaha
Wèèh Hihihiii Ah-hahaha Hihihiii
Wèèh Kho-koh Again
Wèèh Whoa
Whoa
Whoa Me Happy Whoa
Whoa Ok Kiss Me Obay *Kissing sound*
Whoa Peek-a-boo hahaha Me Obay
Whoa Whoa *Sighing sound* Titumtidum Titumtidum Hehehe
Whoopy Fun Hehehe
Whoopy Fun Hihihiii
Whoopy Har Again
Hunger level reached (special parameter)
*Sighing sound* Ha Big Hungry
*Sighing sound* Ha Hungry *Sighing sound*
*Sighing sound* Ha Very Hungry
*Sighing sound* Please Hungry
Ha Hungry Ra-ra-ra
Ha Hungry Whoa Ra-ra-ra
Hungry Whoa Ra-ra-ra

Infrared Sensor (Interaction with another Furby)[]

Standard parameter (staying awake)
*Dance together*
*Goodnight song singing*
*Telling jokes*
*Hide and seek game*
Standard parameter (going to sleep)
*Yawning at each other*


Timer running out (No interaction for 34.5 seconds)[]

Standard parameter (staying awake)
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3
*Goodnight song singing* *Sighing sound*
*Sighing sound*
*Sighing sound* Boring
*Telephone ringing sound* Hahaha hahaha
Bidou bidou bidou bidou
Dididididi Tumtididum Dididididi Tumtididum
Doodoododoodo Hihihiii
Jadadada Tumtididum
Wèèh Wèèh
Standard parameter (going to sleep)
*Snoaring sound*


Hunger level reached[]

Hunger level reached for tickling tummy
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3
Ha Big Hungry
Ha Hungry Bidou-bidou-bidou-bidou
Ha Hungry Ra-ra
Ha Hungry Whoa Ra-ra
Hmmmm Please Hungry
Hungry Whoa Ra-ra
Hunger level reached for tilting Furby
*Sighing sound* Ha Big Hungry
*Sighing sound* Ha Hungry *Sighing sound*
*Sighing sound* Ha Very Hungry
*Sighing sound* Please Hungry
Ha Hungry Ra-ra-ra
Ha Hungry Whoa Ra-ra-ra
Hungry Whoa Ra-ra-ra


Going to sleep[]

By petting back
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4 Response 5
*Goodnight song singing* *Yawning sound* Me Sleep Meh
*Purring sound* *Yawning sound* Maybe Sleep
*Purring sound* *Yawning sound* Sun Down
*Snoaring sound* Ok Me Done
By doing nothing
Weeeh Me Sleep Again *Snoaring sound* *Snoaring sound*


Waking up[]

Waking up
Parameter Response 1 Response 2 Response 3 Response 4
Hmmm Papadapadou hihihi Me Obay
Hmmm Tumtididum Tumtididum Ah-hahaha
Weeeh Ok Sleep Done
Weeeh Sun Up Wèèh
Hmmm Ok Me Hug
Weeeh Whoa Me Big Sleep


Speech fragments[]

  • Speech fragments, containing one or sometimes multiple words, are the building blocks of sentences.
  • These speech fragments are used for a total of 150 programmed different sentences. A single speech fragments can be used in multiple sentences.
Fragment 1 Fragment 2 Fragment 3
*Burping sound* Hahaha-hahaha Oh
*Farting sound* Happy Oh-oh
*Goodnight song singing* Har Okay
*Kissing sound* Har On
*Purring sound* Hardy Papadapadou
*Roaring sound* Hehehe Peek-a-boo
*Sighing sound* Hey Pet
*Snoaring sound* Hide Please
*Telephone ringing sound* Hihihi Ra-ra
*Yawning sound* Hihihiii Ra-ra-ra
Again Hmmmm Scared
Ah Hug See
Aha boo-djak Huh Sleep
Ahh Hungry Sound
Ah-hahaha It Sun
Bidou-bidou-bidou-bidou Jadadada Tamtitatidumtidoo
Big Joke Tickle
Boogie Jo-wah Tododo-totodoo
Boring Kho-koh Tumtididum
Dance Kho-koh Up
Da-tekda Kiss Very
Dididididi Light Wah
DJ Like Wa-wa-wa-wa-wam
Do Listen Weeeh
Dododo Loud Wèèh
Done Love Wha
Doo Maybe Where
Doo doo Me Whoa
Doodoododoodo Meh Whoopy
Down Ne-ne-ne-ne-ne-ne Woah
Fun No Worry
Good Now You
Ha Obay Yum
Hahaha