National Lampoon's Doon

National Lampoon's Doon

National Lampoon's Doon is a parody of Frank Herbert's 1965 science fiction novel Dune, written by Ellis Weiner and published in 1984 by Pocket Books/Simon & Schuster, Inc. (ISBN 0-671-54144-7), and by Grafton Books (ISBN 0-586-06636-5) the following year. In 1988 William F. Touponce noted that the only books which National Lampoon has parodied are Herbert's Dune and J. R. R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings.

Dune is set on the dangerous, sandworm-ridden desert planet Arrakis, sole source of the spice melange, the most valuable substance in the universe. The parody follows a similar storyline, wherein rival restaurant-owning families battle for control of Arruckus, which is overrun by giant pretzels and the source of valuable beer.