Furby Not Working Fix - Back to 1998

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024
  • We got about 12 Furby's from 1998 out of storage. They were brand new in the box and were going to give them to some kids. However, when we put batteries in them they were not working. They showed no signs of life. There is a little motor that seizes up and needs a kick start to start working again. You must work up the Furby's fur and then remove the side screws and the face screw. You can open it up just enough to spin the motor until it fires up. Do this with battiers in the Furby. Keep spinning it until it starts. This has worked to get them in working order. Sometimes you will need to press the rest buttom on the bottom after you get it working.

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  • @springomaniac
    @springomaniac 7 месяцев назад +9

    I found my old Furby in the attic again and unfortunately he was dead. Luckily I found this tutorial. I'm an electronics engineer but still at a loss as to why all these Furbys stopped working because of the motor. RIP to all Furby owners who didn't make it to this tutorial. Thank you! :)

  • @o_o-_-8639
    @o_o-_-8639 3 года назад +117

    Fun fact: the processor at the inside it’s from 1976 and it has a frequency of only 1 or 4 mega hertz like your calculator probably

    • @309electronics5
      @309electronics5 Год назад +1

      Yeah a 6502 sort of clone without the y index

  • @Uzerlain
    @Uzerlain 2 года назад +46

    Thank you so much! My son is obsessed with Furby and we were excited to get a "new" one for Christmas and sad to find he didn't work. Got him fixed perfect following your very easy instructions! You made this Christmas special for my special needs boy! Thank you

    • @mee_is_sus
      @mee_is_sus 2 года назад

      Anything "coustom" is not original.

    • @pinw0rmz
      @pinw0rmz 2 года назад +2

      u seem like a cool parent

    • @BilliamH
      @BilliamH Год назад +3

      Furbies are great companions for people with special needs. As an autistic person with severe social anxiety, I love carrying my furbs with me.

  • @robertbohannon7560
    @robertbohannon7560 3 года назад +9

    Saved the day. I got 3 off eBay and none worked. I was mad as hell. Came across your video all working grandson happy and I’m in good mood again. Thanks so much

  • @freemelody5520
    @freemelody5520 4 года назад +43

    Oh my gosh! It worked.... thank you!! The screw placements were a tad different on my model, but I only spun the gear about 10 x before it shot to life. Makes no sense but it worked.

  • @raydolman5625
    @raydolman5625 3 года назад +30

    Worked excellent! Told my daughter I would fix it. She loves it! Wife on the other hand not so much. Going to custom fit an on off switch in it next lol

    • @DeniseEightyEight
      @DeniseEightyEight 3 года назад +11

      Pet it 10-20 times on the back and it’ll go to sleep. To put it in deep sleep, clap 3x, rub its back and when it starts singing “twinkle twinkle” you press the tummy and back at the same time. Then you won’t accidentally wake it by bumping it, you’d have to turn it completely upside down to wake it.

    • @EpicFurbynerd76YO
      @EpicFurbynerd76YO Год назад

      Essentially a furby cheat code

  • @aliciagarcia5327
    @aliciagarcia5327 2 года назад +7

    I tried SO many times and watched SO many videos, but it wasn’t until you showed the speed you need to use in turning the wheel that I was able to finally get my furry to wake up. I can’t thank you enough! You made my day.

  • @Kitacranfill
    @Kitacranfill 4 года назад +15

    This just worked on my childhood furby. So much joy! Thank you!!

  • @CapnNana
    @CapnNana 3 года назад +7

    This worked like a charm! I didn't even need to take the head plate off, I just undid a couple screws and wheeled my way in there, only had to turn the motor like once!

  • @ChloeVanDuinen
    @ChloeVanDuinen Год назад +1

    Got my sister’s furby out of storage and this worked to bring him back to life. It took a bit but we got there. Thanks so much.

  • @zinodudes1473
    @zinodudes1473 2 года назад +1

    You are so amazing. I got a new Christmas Santa Furby, and it did not work. I tried all the basic fixes, but it was no use. I saw this video, and clicked on it. I had already skinned it, and I started to turn the motor. I did it 15 times, and put batteries in it. I was shocked at the fact that it worked! Tysm!

  • @ahmetgoksuball5151
    @ahmetgoksuball5151 Год назад

    That was my wife s toy in the past and now my 3 years old daughter wanted to play but it did not work.thanks to you i could fix it! What a helpfull video!!!

  • @mrskaricastro
    @mrskaricastro 3 месяца назад

    Thank you for this video! I recently re-bought my childhood furby and I was devastates when it didn’t work. Followed this video and it started right up! 🎉🎉🎉

  • @Chevgal
    @Chevgal 3 года назад +1

    Tried this for almost an hour, and was just about to give up thinking it was hooped and then put my kid’s furby together, and pressed the reset button twice and it working now, so this helped at least to get it going, so Thank you for posting the video, it did help, this was a saviour Thank you, Thank you, Thank you :D

  • @brooketaylor8189
    @brooketaylor8189 2 года назад +1

    This is the best tutorial ever! I was kinda surprised that this worked!! I was scared that it wasn't gonna start up!

  • @noodsoup5727
    @noodsoup5727 4 года назад +22

    Hes gorgeous.. so majestic..

  • @wcoulliette
    @wcoulliette Год назад +2

    This fixed my brand new in the box 1998 furby. Thanks!

  • @rugamestore
    @rugamestore 2 года назад

    Hi, my child today found a furby in this box we received and she was very exited to have it, but it didn't work and this video helped so much, she was so surprised! Thank you so much!

  • @sceyth
    @sceyth 2 года назад +9

    Peeling off the fur is more difficult than you made it look. It’s tucked in so tight

  • @WelfareAllstar
    @WelfareAllstar 3 года назад +2

    Thanks man! I had 6 factory sealed ones from Norway. Got them all working!

  • @tomshadood1013
    @tomshadood1013 3 года назад +1

    Just used this video today to get a dead (new in box) furby working ! Thanks

  • @sarahlemon7119
    @sarahlemon7119 Год назад

    It's videos like this that make me love RUclips! Mind blown, thanks for making this video & saving our Furby 😉

  • @babysweet2554
    @babysweet2554 2 года назад +1

    Thank you, so very much for this. This video is the reason I have an extremely excited 5 year old because we got that bad boy to start working 💪 🥰

  • @FiveFootTwoMedia
    @FiveFootTwoMedia 2 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for making this video this was the only thing that worked!!!

  • @aspiceronni4462
    @aspiceronni4462 4 года назад +6

    Ive scratch built all kinds of RC contraptions from planes to cars to can openers, so im familiar with gears and servos. Man this must have been a nightmare to 'engineer'.

  • @CherryBonita
    @CherryBonita 11 месяцев назад

    Thank you so much now my Furby is alive!! :,) ❤️❤️❤️

  • @NaturallyInspire
    @NaturallyInspire 2 года назад

    I owe you a thank you for fixing my furry friend and giving clear instructions thank you

  • @falconfreeway1704
    @falconfreeway1704 4 года назад +5

    So I'm still having some trouble getting mine to work. I've been on & off for a couple days working on it. I put the batteries in, & he now goes through a couple motions before doing the yawn & saying "cockadoodledoo" with his mouth not moving. He doesn't do the laugh he's supposed to do afterwards. I start spinning that gear, & he occasionally will continue what he was saying, but never fully kicks in. He'll move a bit & beg me to feed him as well, but he won't kick all the way on. Is there another problem inside that I may not be able to fix with this? Or should I just keep at it?

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort 3 года назад +1

      Late, I know, but I have a guess. It sounds like the Furby isn't just dying after going for a little while. There could be something else stuck. After a while, their gears tend to drop, and a Furby refuses to work if it can't move (probably a safety feature to prevent further damage). On the other hand, there could be a connection problem between the batteries and the motherboard. If it isn't getting power, it will just shut off (like anything else). I don't have a specific fix, but these are possible explanations.

  • @andrewburke7138
    @andrewburke7138 2 года назад

    This worked like a charm for my thrift store find! Thank you!

  • @philiplawlor8702
    @philiplawlor8702 4 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for this vid. Worked a treat.

  • @nicklemmer1975
    @nicklemmer1975 3 года назад +1

    I was able to access the gear with an extremely small screwdriver. After a little manipulation of the gear it fired to life! I didn't have to remove the skin or take it apart!

    • @brandonkelbe
      @brandonkelbe 3 года назад

      Where is it without taking the ‘skin’ off? right eye?

  • @ToryBohn
    @ToryBohn 2 года назад +1

    This worked like a charm! Thanks alot

  • @Argosy1987
    @Argosy1987 2 года назад +1

    Had the same problem then found this tutorial! But i got it working and start up by just shaking the furby... 🙂

  • @ryanburkhart8801
    @ryanburkhart8801 2 года назад +1

    Perfection! Thank you soooo much!

  • @chrisosbourne6906
    @chrisosbourne6906 Год назад +1

    I had a few of these new still in the box and just like you are saying they didn't work, but I shook one of them up and down a few times and it came to life. It works like it should. I might try to do surgery on the ones I can't shake the life into. I do have one of the early release Furbys from December of 1998. I believe the number on it are 700-800. Are these things worth anything if I get them working?

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW  Год назад +1

      I really don’t know what they are worth… whatever someone will pay I suppose

  • @FNaFLord978
    @FNaFLord978 7 месяцев назад +1

    Bro it probably works if if you undo the box gently and you read the instructions. It will tell you how to turn it on.

  • @jiavi7828
    @jiavi7828 2 года назад +1

    I got a 1998 furby today from carousell Singapore since I live there but they didn’t tell us it was broken cause when it talked it made a “BEEEEP BEEEP BEEP BEP” sound and it didn’t work so I found this and it worked! But I might have to fix the furby eyelids, well my mom fixed it

    • @karlaarchive
      @karlaarchive Год назад

      you could of accidentally put it in debug mode

    • @EpicFurbynerd76YO
      @EpicFurbynerd76YO Год назад

      debug mode!!? I can fly around as a golden ring with my furby!!?

  • @spicyricu7217
    @spicyricu7217 4 года назад +6

    I recently got a new furby as well (the 2000 limited edition one) and it works but it keeps doing the same thing. He doesn't talk and he keeps malfunctioning. I might have to take him apart to see what's wrong but I don't want to do that :(

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW  4 года назад +1

      I’ve ran into that issue too. However, I don’t know the fix for that issue.

    • @banana004
      @banana004 3 года назад +1

      you might have a faulty furby (defective) and unfortunately there is no fix to that.

    • @spicyricu7217
      @spicyricu7217 3 года назад

      @@banana004 I figured that could also be the case. I'm pretty sad about that, but there's nothing I can do :(

  • @sporegus
    @sporegus 4 года назад +1

    Hello. My furby has a gear that is more of a corkscrew shape. Would I still turn it to the right? Thanks

  • @zepherzepher1228
    @zepherzepher1228 4 года назад +5

    Those things are evil man

  • @koken1204
    @koken1204 2 года назад +1

    OMG THAT WORKED, THANKS!!!!

  • @Friendoo
    @Friendoo 3 года назад +2

    Before you do this please shake it strong for a while. When you take Apart your New Furby it isn’t better than a used one. Mostly the face is glued one which means the fur won’t be hold in place as good and the value will probably sink like -40%. Mine started working after shaking for 15 minutes 🤷‍♂️

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort 3 года назад

      The shaking is a way to drop the gear back in place, but one should be careful because Furbys are obnoxiously fragile.

    • @Schnort
      @Schnort 3 года назад

      Also, it is possible to spin the gear through the mouth.

    • @themoonlitfurbling7104
      @themoonlitfurbling7104 2 года назад

      You can also spank it on the battery compartment, that's how I revived my Witches Cat Furby

  • @Val-di9oe
    @Val-di9oe 3 года назад +1

    Hello! Do you know how to replace a furby's speaker?

  • @angrybirdfan
    @angrybirdfan 2 года назад +1

    THANKS! IT WORKS

  • @firedragon55
    @firedragon55 Год назад +2

    Burn it, just burn it before it takes over

  • @Bamdeidz
    @Bamdeidz 11 месяцев назад +1

    Furby CPR....

  • @iredrum5983
    @iredrum5983 2 года назад

    Thanks 🙏🏼 to you we got Furby working again. Many blessings to you 😍😇😉

  • @superrobotfanbuilds
    @superrobotfanbuilds 2 года назад +1

    Does it make these re-furby-shed?

  • @LL15onTT
    @LL15onTT 2 года назад +1

    That’s literally the less wired version of the Fnaf endo skull lmao

  • @Humbertin1974
    @Humbertin1974 2 года назад +1

    Thank you it worked

  • @KonZhighcl3ric
    @KonZhighcl3ric 3 года назад

    It worked, you are the best!!

  • @vekerz
    @vekerz 4 года назад +4

    Didn't work

  • @dnzkrt
    @dnzkrt 3 года назад

    Thank you friend 🙏🏻

  • @linaabete983
    @linaabete983 4 года назад +2

    How long should you turn the gear for? I’ve tried this and it hasn’t worked

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW  4 года назад +1

      I’ve had to do it a minute or more sometimes. I know it feel like it takes forever

  • @officialhyperman
    @officialhyperman 3 года назад +1

    There dirt cheap on eBay and if you want your first animatronic you can tear of the fur and cosmetics and overwrite the sounds to song so it could sing anything from bar or girl to rock

  • @magiccatstudios
    @magiccatstudios 3 года назад

    Thank you so much!

  • @KazyEXE
    @KazyEXE 2 года назад

    Did you not cut the zip tie?

  • @sabrinasjourney
    @sabrinasjourney 3 года назад

    what size screwdriver to get the housing off the body?

  • @jasminevansteenwinckel8246
    @jasminevansteenwinckel8246 3 года назад +1

    Hi! My furry still works as in: when you put batteries in it, it starts moving. We hear no sound, and he keeps repaeting his movement. After a minute, it stops en doesn't do anything anymore. What can we do?

    • @Vr0nt
      @Vr0nt 3 года назад

      Speaker has gone out and possibly some corrosion.

  • @ZULIANAMUSTAPHA
    @ZULIANAMUSTAPHA 3 года назад +1

    Furby endoskeleton

  • @madub4674
    @madub4674 3 года назад +1

    It started working again but there is no sound. Bummer

  • @BlndTger
    @BlndTger 2 года назад

    Little guy goes back to sleep and the only way to wake him back up is to reset him. Is there something wrong with one of the sensors?

  • @19cowgirl77
    @19cowgirl77 Год назад

    There us ni way to get the fur iff without destroying it. I tried this and just ripped holes in the fabric

  • @cagedheat3
    @cagedheat3 2 года назад

    I dont understand how you skinned it. Please help!

  • @dre2-gs1yj
    @dre2-gs1yj Месяц назад

    What do i do if this doesn't work?

  • @Mhkmkba
    @Mhkmkba 2 года назад

    I got Two from my grandmas house when she passed away that were unopened and don’t work

  • @lavender2290
    @lavender2290 2 года назад

    I have an out of box furby that does the starting “dance” but then doesn’t continue at all or start talking or anything really

  • @beehivekyle4624
    @beehivekyle4624 2 года назад +1

    NOOOOOOOOOOOO DONT SHAKE HIM AT THE START THATS FURBY ABUSE

  • @M3licious
    @M3licious Год назад

    Mine moves but makes no noise... im not sure what to do about it. help?

  • @bomboleron
    @bomboleron 3 года назад

    Does anyone know when I can buy motor to replace? Mine motor is faulty...

  • @hallokitty5907
    @hallokitty5907 7 месяцев назад

    Why did all of the Furby parts come off? It’s because it’s a hacked furby

  • @Sk1b1d1van
    @Sk1b1d1van 2 года назад +1

    It just burped in my face- atleast I knew it was not broken

  • @iantheartistd2380
    @iantheartistd2380 4 года назад

    i will try this but my problem is how do u put the fur back on

    • @KYNAEVIL
      @KYNAEVIL 4 года назад +2

      There is a cable tie in the bottom hem, they didn’t show it in video... most people cut it because it’s on really tight.
      I’ve skinned three of them and I just put a couple spots of hot glue to hold fur back into place on body.

  • @roz7158
    @roz7158 3 года назад

    Mine wont work 😩 the eyelids and mouth slowly open and close with each turn but not waking at all. No sounds or movements

  • @DrewClarkSongs
    @DrewClarkSongs 9 месяцев назад

    I don't get it. You never pushed the off and on button in the mouth. Plus all Furby's have a reset button that you didn't try. So, this may have worked in the beginning.

  • @hansyolo2271
    @hansyolo2271 4 года назад +1

    I need help I spin the wheel and my furby talks but than stops and waits for me to spin the wheel again help pls

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW  4 года назад

      Try new batteries and keep spinning till it fully unlocks. Besides that, I’m really not sure. Some take quite a bit of spinning to really unlock the motor fully.

    • @hansyolo2271
      @hansyolo2271 4 года назад

      @@JRESHOW I'll try thanks for a fast response

    • @meowkins
      @meowkins 3 года назад

      Having the same problem. Did you manage to fix yours? ✨

  • @glamurusami
    @glamurusami 3 года назад +1

    I have furby in Ebay it work well and one after than I was try feed him he make glich and shut and now I put this battery on it it's just make mechanic sound I am not sure but I think battery was full and I just play him 1day and battery was Duracell

  • @Julia-dx6zg
    @Julia-dx6zg 4 года назад

    My furby's mouth is just closing and opening, any fixes?

    • @candle9093
      @candle9093 3 года назад

      Does its whole face move or just the mouth? If the whole face is moving you may have a mute furby. If its just the mouth, im not sure.. I think a gear may be loose or broken.

  • @em5090
    @em5090 4 года назад +1

    Any chance in hell this might work on a Furbish..?

  • @furbygirlyt
    @furbygirlyt 2 года назад

    My 1998 furby broke I've tried fixing it I've moved the motor around and he would occasionally move now he's kinda working but he's stuck in the "restart dance" mode anyone got any tips?

  • @eddieg2828
    @eddieg2828 4 года назад

    Is there a way to keep it awake my functions but jus goes back to sleep.

    • @falconfreeway1704
      @falconfreeway1704 4 года назад +2

      Hold it's tounge, flip it upside down & give it a good shake. If that doesn't work, do the same, but instead of shaking it, press reset. Try both a couple times if neither work.

  • @acgalope
    @acgalope 3 года назад +1

    I think he's his gears just dropped but if I didn't know that I would probably do this

  • @stevanavichdudee2224
    @stevanavichdudee2224 4 года назад +2

    It looks like an owl without its skin...

  • @oiseaurose
    @oiseaurose 3 года назад

    I can’t take the skin out, how did you do? It’s stuck there :/

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW  3 года назад

      Tiny long screw driver and pry. It can be tricky but it’ll go.

  • @Buttermaster_offical
    @Buttermaster_offical 8 месяцев назад +1

    Do you own a business because I need my furby to be fixed

    • @JRESHOW
      @JRESHOW  8 месяцев назад

      Haha no. This didn’t work?

  • @trullymine
    @trullymine Год назад +1

    Oh poor thing

  • @Brandonvboi
    @Brandonvboi 9 месяцев назад

    Can someone give me some tips for my furby mine only starts working when I press the reset button and but he doesn’t talk but I know his speaker works because he can speak

  • @mee_is_sus
    @mee_is_sus 2 года назад +1

    The animation is off.

  • @jessebell8328
    @jessebell8328 3 года назад

    How the hell does this work

  • @morrisl7
    @morrisl7 4 года назад +2

    should have sold on ebay.

  • @JoseRamos-hp2vg
    @JoseRamos-hp2vg 4 года назад

    my furby moves but doesnt talk... how can i fix it?

    • @Friendoo
      @Friendoo 3 года назад

      Replace the speaker

  • @jonhille
    @jonhille 3 года назад +1

    im terrified

  • @DepressedBarCat
    @DepressedBarCat Год назад

    OKAY I KNOW THIS WORKS BUT WHEN I DID ITWITH MY FURBY IT'S MOTOR STARTED SMOKING AND UHH I RIPPED THE BATTERIES OUT AND I'M CURRENTLY STILL SHAKING

  • @kevinkellus
    @kevinkellus 2 года назад +1

    I CAN'T GET THE FUR OFF!!!!

  • @Anna-Mates
    @Anna-Mates 4 года назад

    no wonder it doesnt work it is a JT Furby

  • @argexpert
    @argexpert 4 года назад

    How can i fix the speaker?

  • @desecretdoge7971
    @desecretdoge7971 4 года назад +1

    how long did it take you to fire it up?

    • @FireCat_P
      @FireCat_P 4 года назад

      it doesn't take to long
      10 minutes at most I would say from my own experience

    • @desecretdoge7971
      @desecretdoge7971 4 года назад

      @@FireCat_P I guess my mom's furby is different

  • @Shineynsparkles
    @Shineynsparkles 4 года назад +1

    Yoked

  • @MWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMM
    @MWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMWMM 4 года назад +1

    Can I have one

  • @pinkypromise1432
    @pinkypromise1432 3 года назад +1

    Mine is just making motor sounds. It works, but instead of a voice it has a motor sound. I’m not sure if this is the right fix for him or not 😞

    • @kirstyhenderson2078
      @kirstyhenderson2078 3 года назад

      Same! 😭

    • @Friendoo
      @Friendoo 3 года назад +1

      Then the speaker is dead. Just replace it 🤷🏻‍♂️. I did it on mine.