Furby arrived in 1998 as an interactive electronic toy from Tiger Electronics, later continued by Hasbro, and became known for blinking eyes, ear wiggles and its own Furbish language mixed with learned English phrases. Short voice clips and peeps from the toy were later ripped and shared on soundboards, where their odd mix of cute and slightly eerie made them easy meme material. This searching call survived because it works without context, turning any disappearance, empty frame or unanswered message into a small, funny moment of looking for someone who is not there.