The popular term "parental unit" also comes from the sketches. When highly upset a Conehead will utter the term, "Mebs!" Coneheads rub their cones together as a sign of affection ("honing their cones") at which point a bizarre, theremin-like noise is emitted, presumably from the cones themselves. They also play a game involving tossing "senso-rings" over each other's cones, which is somehow sexual in nature, and is considered taboo for the underaged Connie to play. 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. The conehead costume is highly reminiscent of the white clown costume used in circuses for more than a century. 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. In the music video for Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", Beldar shows up in Cyndi's bedroom. For the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, several East German lugers competed wearing helmets that were shaped similar to the Coneheads, including gold medalist Detlef Gunther. The International Luge Federation banned them after the Olympics for safety reasons. The concept was turned into a Rankin/Bass animated special, "The Coneheads", in 1983, and a live-action film, "Coneheads", in 1993, with Aykroyd and Curtin reprising their roles in both. 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. Source:  As of late May 2015, State Farm Insurance created a Coneheads version of its commercial "State of Unrest," in which Dan Aykroyd and Jane Curtin reprise their Coneheads roles and put a Coneheads spin on the original commercial that features a husband calling the State Farm 24-hour policy line, while his wife is sure he is talking to his mistress despite his protests that he is talking to State Farm.