The original Furby, released in 1998, had the head of an owl, the beak of a chicken, the feet of a cat, the ears of a pig, the fur of a rabbit, the mohawk of a tufted titmouse and the eyes of a ...

When I told my kids the new Furby was done staying at our house, they seemed to understand. “We’ll miss you a lot, Furby!!” my six-year-old exclaimed — but there were no cries, no tantrums.

The Furby was first launched by Hasbro in 1998 and 40 million of them were sold globally in the three years following. The toys were known for speaking their own language, ‘Furbish’.

Furby-maker Hasbro said Thursday it is reintroducing the bug-eyed, gibberish-talking furball. The latest iteration of the animatronic toy launched on Amazon Thursday and rolls into stores ...