1.   Saucer eyes, pointy chins and wasp waists, ravening plants and exploding heads, Shinto animism and sci-fi weirdness.

2.   The cause of the commotion was Furby, a fuzzy playmate with saucer eyes, big ears and interactive abilities.

3.   Wallace and Gromit are three-dimensional Plasticine figures with saucer eyes and clown noses who converse in working-class English accents.

4.   Whenever the film is running low on pathos, Taylor Gordon and her saucer eyes are trotted down from the attic for some teary-eyed theatrics.