So I noticed that someone posted a picture of Gizmo and if I remember right, several posts back, someone asked why people were afraid of Furby's...
You will probably notice a more than uncanny resemblance. Furby's reminded a lot of us of Gremlins (this picture is of the only "friendly" gremlin, Gizmo):
and if you got them wet or fed them after midnight, they turned into this:
Note the demonic eyes and razor-sharp teeth. Definitely not human-friendly, seeing as in this form, they would kill people.
Therefore, I think a lot of people were pretty much afraid of Furby's doing the same thing... (Death-By-Furby.)