Doodnik's Café

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.

History
During the Galactic Civil War, Doodnik temporarily acquired ownership of the droids known as C-3P0 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.

Doodnik’s was also the place where many of Tyne’s Horky more underhanded dealings were brokered. 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.

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:


 * Photon Fizzles
 * Giva Jumbos
 * Circuit cider
 * Supernovas

Behind the scenes
Doodnik's weighty four-armed physiology, coupled with his Americana-style diner, was very reminiscent of the Besalisk known as Dexter Jettster and his Coruscant-based diner, as seen in Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones. 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.

Appearances
Star Wars: Droids
 * &mdash; The Lost Prince