- Source: Squawkers McCaw
Squawkers McCaw is a animatronic children's toy bird from Fur Real that acts like a real parrot.
The toy come in a set that includes a toy cracker, a small remote control, the parrot itself and it's perch as well as the instruction manual.
The parrot has six different sensors including a microphone for voice commanding. Activating any of the touch sensors will cause the toy to respond by moving or making various noises.
The remote control is used to the change the parrot's modes as well as to record your own voice and to make the parrot reply back with your voice.
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Summary
It was introduced in 2006 by Hasbro in the United States. The technology behind the bird allows the young child to enjoy a simulation of having a pet bird. The squawking sounds the toy produces are recordings of a parrot. Feeding the Squawkers McCaw toy with a pretend cracker brings positive reinforcement for the child with some English phrases. While the "toy cracker" is not consumed by the toy, Squawkers McCaw enjoys the "cracker" as if were real food.
The voice behind the popular toy was done by 23-year-old E. Shapiro. The phrases the toy speaks consist of basic American English words that are repeated from the child and a pre-set vocabulary of words. Vocabulary is limited on Squawkers McCaw toy birds because the toy is intended for a juvenile audience. As of 2008, all television advertising was pulled from the Squawkers McCaw toy. The toy line was disestablished in 2008.
The official music of Squawkers McCaw is mid-1980s through early 1990s slow jams with the House Tom sound effect. The official song of Squawkers McCaw is "I Start You Up, You Turn Me On" by Levert. The House Tom sound effect says "CahCahCahCah". An example of a song with this sound effect is "You Got Me Hanging On Seat Belts" by Loose Ends.