Dratun Dratun was a Gotal male who , around 1 . 5 ABY , sat drinking with the Rodian Bludlow in Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina , located in the planet Tatooine ' s city of Mos Eisley . When a system - wide curfew was declared by an officer of the Galactic Empire , Dratun was one of many patrons who refused to leave the cantina . Ackmena the bartender responded by serving them all a free round of drinks and singing the song " Goodnight , But Not Goodbye , " which prompted Dratun and every other customer to waltz out the front door . The evening ' s events were recorded and shown to all members of the Imperial forces . Biography . A brown - eyed , brown - haired Gotal male named Dratun was in Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina , a bar located in the planet Tatooine ' s city of Mos Eisley , one evening around 1 . 5 ABY . He took a seat at an empty table and , after being served by a waitress , was joined by the Advozse Bom Vimdin , who later left and was replaced by the Rodian Bludlow . As Dratun and Bludlow sat drinking , an officer of the Galactic Empire appeared on the cantina ' s wallscreen and announced that a curfew was being imposed on the entire Tatoo system . When the Human bartender Ackmena attempted to usher everyone out , Dratun was one of several patrons who responded by throwing garbage at her . When Ackmena ' s further appeals failed , Dratun and Bludlow joined in a cantina - wide call for one more round of drinks , which the bartender reluctantly obliged them . She sang the song " Goodnight , But Not Goodbye " while serving her intoxicated customers , and when she called for everyone to follow her , Dratun and Bludlow joined in a dancing line and waltzed out the front door . The evening ' s events were recorded and broadcast throughout the galaxy as a program called " Life on Tatooine , " which was required viewing for all members of the Imperial forces . The program was shown with the hope that its viewers would be uplifted by a feeling of superiority over the cantina ' s lowly denizens . Personality and traits . Dratun initially refused to leave Chalmun ' s Spaceport Cantina despite the issuance of an Imperial curfew , and he responded to Ackmena ' s insistence that he depart by throwing garbage in her direction . However , he later exited during a musical number after being served a free drink . Dratun comforted Bludlow after Ackmena deemed the Rodian " heartless . " Behind the scenes . Dratun was first featured in " Star Wars " canon as a nameless background alien in the cantina scene of 1978 ' s " The Star Wars Holiday Special " , in which he was played by an uncredited actor . Several of the alien masks used in the scene were recycled from the cantina set of 1977 ' s , which featured two Gotal characters : Feltipern Trevagg and an unnamed Gotal . As Dratun ' s hair is of a different color than either of those Gotals , " Star Wars " authors Tim Veekhoven and Kevin Beentjes have postured that his mask was either altered from its appearance in the original film , or created anew . The Gotal mask used in the original film was created by makeup artist Rick Baker , as were all of the costumes created newly for the " Holiday Special " cantina scene . Filming of the latter took twenty - four hours , and some of the actors in alien suits passed out due to a lack of oxygen . In the year 2000 , " Star Wars Insider 48 " edition of the recurring " Insider " feature " The Last Page " used a picture of the then - nameless " Holiday Special " Gotal to represent Trevagg . However , Trevagg had already been established as dying prior to the events of the " Holiday Special " in the 1995 short story " " . In 2013 , " Insider " 144th issue confirmed the the distinction between the two characters by naming the " Holiday Special " Gotal " Dratun " — an early , discarded concept name of Trevagg ' s . The fan site Starwarsholidayspecial . com had already been referring to the " Holiday Special " Gotal as " Dratun " for years .