Word: beldar
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Fortunately, that joke--the aliens vs. American culture thing--works. Aykroyd is Beldar and Curtin his wife Prymaat. They hail from Remulak, a planet many zerls away (that's 2.17 light years) which rotates around the Black Hole (the center of its binary system...
...bluntheads that inhabit Earth when they crash-land in New York harbor. The Conehead command back on Remulak is upset that they have damaged their space vehicle, so they are forced to fit in with Earthlings while they wait for relief. The wait could last many years. Beldar quickly realizes they are scrabnord (screwed...
Family life is not easy, but Beldar takes a job first as an appliance mechanic and later a taxicab driver. He's a born worker, and the family achieves the American dream of middle-class bliss...