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This page is for the Furby fake toy, Furbish. For the language, click here.

Furbish (ファービッシュ in Japanese) is a Furby fake that was based off the original Furby toy.


About[]

Furbishes speak Furdish, like many fakes based off the original Furby toy, however, the language is referred to as "Furbish" in Furbish's manual. They were sold more commonly in Japan than other countries. Japanese Furbishes have a slightly-modified vocabulary from an English speaking one, which includes singing and talking more, with some new words and sounds added in. Furbishes can sing songs like "Old McDonald", "Twinkle Twinkle" and "Brahms Lullaby."

Features[]

Furbishes can be tickled, pet, fed, and they can react to light, sound, and being tilted. Furbishes can also play games just like a Furby. They can play Furbish Says, Ask Furbish, and Hide and Seek.


Appearance[]

Furbishes are similar to Furbys, but they have arms with yellow paws, a heart molded onto the plastic of their forehead sensor (which is clear, unlike the dark plastic window of the original Furbys) and a pointed beak. Furbishes have a white tag labelled "B/O ELECTRONIC". Furbishes usually have eyelashes that aren't as neat as those of a Furby.

Color Variations[]

Furbishes come in 3 color combinations: black and white, pink and white, and all-white. Furbishes only come with gray eyes, excluding the prototypes on Furbish's packaging, which have brown eyes. Some Furbishes that were sold in Japan have black eyelids instead of white ones. The names listed in the color chart below are unofficial.

Variations
Pink and White
Tuxedo
Snowball
Pink and White prototype
Tuxedo Prototype
Snowball Prototype
Pink and White with Black Eyelids[1]
Tuxedo with Black Eyelids

Trivia[]

  • Furbish's copyright was filed on 1998-09-30 by Nien-chu Tang.[2] This is the same person who filed Baby Brainy's copyright, and both are made by B/O Electronic.
  • The UPC barcodes of Baby Brainy and Gigabot, also from "B/O Electronic", have a prefix corresponding to a Taiwanese company called Pro-TV which used to produce electronic toys.[3]
  • A label (TF-9901) on the circuit boards of some Furbishes suggests manufacturing by Teamforce. [4]
  • Furbish was one of the knockoff Furbys which faced legal action. On the 15th of November, 1999, Furbishes in Japan were seized, and photos of many Furbishes that were seized, were taken at the Aichi Municipal Nishi-Biwajima Police Office.[5] It has not been confirmed whether the seized Furbishes became a part of an incident that occurred on the 29th of November, 1999 where 20,000 fake Furbys were shredded.[6]
  • At least two kinds of Furbishes exist, with different programming. This also corresponds to a variation in the eye pattern along with the color of the battery removal ribbon.[7]
  • When interacting together, Furbishes can sing in unison, which is a unique behavior that original Furbys do not have.[citation needed]

Technical information[]

Main article: Furbish (Furby Fake)/Technical information
  • Furbishes have an infrared communication protocol compatible with 1998 Furbys.
  • Unlike the 1998 Furbys, they have only one microcontroller on their circuit boards as opposed to the SPC81A/TSP50C04 combination of the former. Its type and manufacturer are currently unknown.

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