We Had To Take Care Of Furbys For A Week And They Kind Of Drove Us Nuts

Why was it ever a thing?

Remember Furbys? They were these cute little interactive robotic toys that were super popular between 1998 and 2001.

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Although they retailed for $30, they often went for up to $70 online.

Watch people take care of Furbys for a week!

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This is Megan, Curly, and Selorm, and they thought it would be pretty cool to take care of one of these cute little guys for a week.

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They were super impressed with the packaging of their Furbys. So legit.

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"Oh wow! Look at this sweet little box."

Once she added the batteries, Selorm's Furby immediately started to get on her nerves. LOL!

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"This is actually kind of annoying."

Much to her disappointment, Megan discovered her Furby was broken, but was under the impression she would be getting a new one.

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These Furbys were discontinued and they couldn't get another one in time for this video so...Megan's Furby dream would have to wait. Womp. Womp.

On day one, Selorm was trying to get used to her Furby, but it would not STFU.

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She showed it around to coworkers while trying to figure out what kind of language it spoke.

Meanwhile, Curly's dog was uber-curious about the new robotic creature in their house.

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Whatever it was, he didn't like it.

The Furbys nonstop talking was getting on Curly's nerves, too.

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"Like, I wish he would wait to be spoken to."

Selorm got increasingly frustrated with her Furby since she had to take it work.

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"Kwame won't shut up."

They decided to show Megan what could have been, and Megan quickly realized she had dodged a bullet.

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She said, "I'm happy that I don't need to be taking care of this thing."

Curly took his Furby to the gym and it went off on him for 45 minutes straight.

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Apparently, the mask that puts the Furby to sleep had slipped off in the gym bag. Ha!

Selorm's dog wasn't being too friendly to her Furby, either. It was official: dogs are not fans.

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Once their experiment was over, Selorm said she learned a lot.

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Mainly that although she really wanted this toy when she was a kid, she doesn't need a Furby in her life, like, ever.

Curly was a little more sentimental: "Super annoying, but I do love him."

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Sounds like it was unanimous. Taking care of turn-of-the-century interactive robotic toys is not all it's cracked up to be.