Furby Programming | Sid & Marty Krofft

Description

One of the more unusual Krofft projects was programming Furbys in foreign languages. Using preprogrammed sound pieces they coded the phrases Furby said, and then synchronized the accompanying movements. They found the mass produced toys movements timing varied and the programmers had to check their work with several Furbys to get acceptable results.
They assembled a great team of computer-savvy puppeteers which was supervised by puppeteer Van Snowden (of H.R. Pufnstuf and the Crypt Keeper fame).

Bios

Sid & Marty Krofft Headshot

Many of the most colorful and fondly remembered children's series of the 1970s and 1980s sprang from the imaginations of Sid and Marty Krofft. Their groundbreaking, live-action fantasy shows were...

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Awards

  • Music City News | Sid & Marty Krofft

    Music City News

    Barbara Mandrell, Program of the Year, 1981
  • Action for Children’s Television | Sid & Marty Krofft

    Action for Children’s Television

    Pryor’s Place for Achievement in Children’s Television, 1985
  • Youth In Film | Sid & Marty Krofft

    Youth In Film

    Lifetime Achievement Award, 1992

History

It all started when Sid & Marty Krofft's father Peter Krofft, discovered seven-year-old Sid (born July 30, 1929) had puppeteering talent and auditioned him in his own production of “Snow...

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