Furbys are a battery-operated electronic toy made by Hasbro that perform various moves and communicate in a "Furbish" language with their owner. The Furby is marketed as having a "mind of its own."
The Furby was the "must-have" toy of 1998, and updated models are still for sale. Despite a retail price of about $30, desperate parents would pay as much as $200 that holiday season.