Doodnik's Café
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Doodnik's Café was a small torpedo-shaped dining establishment located on the world known as Tyne's Horky. The proprietor, Doodnik, was a cantankerous, four-armed alien who was usually found working behind the counter serving up Supernovas or Photon Fizzles.
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[edit] History
During the Galactic Civil War, Doodnik temporarily acquired ownership of the droids C-3PO and R2-D2. He put them to work as food-servers but disowned them by the end of the day when R2 began spilling drinks onto the patrons.
Many of the more underhanded dealings on Tyne's Horky were brokered and Doodnik's. A Tammuz-an alien named Sollag once met with bounty hunter Kleb Zellock and hired him to locate the lost Tammuz-an prince Mon Julpa.
Doodnik's was also the sight of a scuffle between a local miner named Jann Tosh and some thugs working under Zellock's employ. A freighter captain named Jessica Meade burst into Doodnik's and saved young Jann's life.
Doodnik liked to occasionally provide live entertainment for his customers. The Max Rebo Band was known to perform there from time to time.
[edit] Popular menu items
Doodnik's had a better reputation for its drinks than its food. Among the more favorable beverages to be found at the diner were:
[edit] Notes
- Doodnik once commented that a portion of the diner was owned by Kleb Zellock. Presumably, Doodnik assumed full control of the establishment after Zellock was arrested.
[edit] Behind the scenes
- The Besalisk Dexter Jettster and his Coruscant-based diner seen in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones were very reminiscent of Doodnik's weighty four-armed physiology and his Americana-style diner. Sound engineer Ben Burtt, a writer on the Star Wars: Droids animated series, provided insight into the design of Dex's Diner to establish a feeling of consistency between the movie and the cartoon. The art-deco décor featured in Doodnik's cafe may have in fact been inspired by the 1973 George Lucas movie American Graffiti.
[edit] Appearances
- Star Wars: Droids
- "The Lost Prince" (First appearance)
