choice of trick-or-treat handouts: beer and fried eggs. They also consume substances and items inedible to Earthlings, such as cleaning fluid, pencil shavings, and fiberglass insulation. Coneheads have sex by rubbing their cones together and placing "senso-rings" over them. When the neighbors bring a dessert coffee ring to a dinner invitation, Beldar, who takes it to be an edible senso-ring, grabs it and shouts, "No! Not in front of the young ones!" Conceptual origins Dan Aykroyd said he was inspired to create the Coneheads by marijuana consumption and based the characters' appearance on the Moai, the mysterious and ancient stone statues of Easter Island, which have similarly conical heads, and the people of the land of Points from Harry Nilsson's fable The Point!. Dan Aykroyd also mentioned in an interview that he drew inspiration from the film This Island Earth where the very tall foreheads of the aliens go largely unnoticed by humans. Music Frank Zappa wrote a song based on the sketches, titled "Conehead". It appeared on his 1981 album You Are What You Is. When he hosted SNL, Zappa also appeared in a Coneheads sketch as a man dating Connie, where he makes note that he prefers French women. Adaptations The concept was turned into a Rankin/Bass animated special, The Coneheads, in 1983, with Aykroyd, Curtin and Newman reprising their roles. A live-action film, Coneheads, released in 1993, starring Aykroyd and Curtin. Michelle Burke took over the role of Connie in the film, with Newman appearing as Connie's aunt on Remulak. Marvel Comics produced a comic book limited series, with all-original stories set after the events of the film. The feature film was licensed to Playmates Toys and a line of action figures was created, designed by the development team from Pangea Corporation. The film was a box office disaster. SNL appearances January 15, 1977: The Coneheads at Home (Host: Ralph Nader) February 26, 1977: The Coneheads at Home (Host: Steve Martin) March 26, 1977: The Farbers Meet The Coneheads (Host: Jack Burns) April 16, 1977: The Coneheads At Home (Host: Elliott Gould) May 21, 1977: Return Of The Coneheads (Host: Buck Henry) October 29, 1977: Return Of The Coneheads (Host: Charles Grodin) January 21, 1978: Family Feud (Host: Steve Martin) March 18, 1978: The Coneheads On Earth (Host: Jill Clayburgh) May 13, 1978: Cone Encounters Of The Third Kind (Host: Richard Dreyfuss) October 21, 1978: The Coneheads