Furby
Tiger Electronics - 1998
A cute pet or an irritating and creepy kind of Gremlin? The Tamagotchi successor was the Furby. According to Wikipedia, the toy resembles a cross between a hamster, a cat and a bat or owl. Like the Tamagotchi, the creature needs care and attention. Know what you get yourself in for, because it does not have an off button! The poor animal was banned from the buildings of the American National Security Agency for fear they were being used to record and repeat classified information. (It takes one to know one!)