If you’ve lost your FurReal tiger instructions, you can find a replacement manual here and if you find your Furreal tiger not working properly you might need to change his batteries. Commercials and press releases from this era emphasized the realism of the toys and frequently compared them to real pets. Tyler Tiger’s chick is meant to be a chew toy and if you put it in his mouth he will make eating noises but we haven’t been able to make this happen but, watching other YouTube videos of Tyler I know that it does work, we must just be doing something wrong! Over the next several years, the brand would continue to expand by adding various new models and species.

The package does contain instructions so that you know how to interact with Tyler the Tiger and the motions and sounds he responds to. Compared to other FurReal toys, the Furreal Friends tiger pet moves quite a lot with different motion combinations and is very animated.During this time, the brand also began to release toys that were not modeled after real-life animal species.

It can scare the carp out of you if you walk into a dark room and Tyler starts roaring or purring (It reminded me of the Furbys we had when we were growing up that would not stop talking.

In 2023, Hasbro signed a master licensing agreement with Just Play, permitting the company to take over the FurReal brand. One of the hottest toys this past Christmas was this playful animatronic FurReal Roarin’ tiger toy that responds to sounds and touch by Hasbro. FurReal Roarin’ Tyler, the Playful Tiger How does the FurReal Tiger compare to other interactive toys? He crouches down on his front paws and stands up straight, his head moves and his facial features show so many different expressions – with his eyes opening and closing, his mouth moving and even his ears moving. Tyler is definitely more engaging and interactive than a stuffed animal for a child – and who needs another stuffed animal sitting around in their house?

I would say that between the ages of 4 and 6 would be the sweet spot with the younger side being the best (I do think that kids younger than 4 would enjoy this too, but since the manufacturers states 4+ on the package, I won’t recommend that to you explicitly). The realism of the toys was no longer a source of emphasis, and many instead began to feature interactivity with apps. Many of the other options are cheaper than Tyler the tiger, and seem like they don’t do quite as much, so keep that in mind.

So when we were sent another toy from the Furreal Friends range, the FurReal Roarin’ Tyler, the Playful Tiger to review I wasn’t sure if it could match up to the high standards that Chatty Charlie had set!

The Roarin Tyler, the Playful Tiger is quite a big plush toy – about the size of an actual tiger cub. FurReal (formerly FurReal Friends) is a line of robotic pets created by Hasbro and Tiger Electronics in 2002. Although he holds the chick in his mouth he doesn’t seem to want to eat it – we might have got a vegetarian Tyler or something…!

Children do seem particularly drawn to him and are intrigued by the idea of FurReal interactive pets. Introduce little ones to creative storytelling and caregiving with these beautiful FurReal Friends toys. Disclosure: We were sent the featured products for the purpose of this post however all opinions are my own.