Maintain low tones and high bids: Dan Aykroyd's latex, decal-free Conehead is for sale

While incompatible with the modern economy, Julien’s upcoming auction of television memorabilia is window-shopping for TV Land obsessives. Opening May 7 in Los Angeles, “Channel Surfing: A Broadcast to Binge Auction” highlights ephemera from the last hundred years of television, including the ’70s, ’80s, ’90s, and today. Though outside our price range, much of Juliens’ collection is worth a look-see, especially with such famed artifacts as Dan Aykroyd’s original latex conehead. The conehead isn’t the original. Still, it is an original that Aykroyd wore when Eliott Gould hosted on the April 16, 1977, episode of Saturday Night Live. “It is believed to be the second one he ever wore as Beldar,” the listing reads. “In that skit, host Elliott Gould plays a telephone company representative who comes to the Coneheads’ house and is surprised that they need 35 phones. This particular appliance was made in durable rubber, now with the intention for it to be used on various episodes, and it is the earliest one (and perhaps the only one) to survive the first moments of this show.” Aside from “some dry bits along where the appliance was glued and blended to the actor’s face above his eyes,” the cone is said to be in “very good condition,” retaining the original shape and color. With a starting bid of $5,000 and an estimated value of $20,000 to $30,000, it better be.