The special was the first Star Wars material to be released to the home video market in 1979 by Magnetic Video.

Diamonds were gemstones valued by pirates.

A human male with a frizzy brown beard was part of Queen Amidala's Royal Advisory Council in 32 BBY.

In 2010, CNN.com ranked the special as "the granddaddy of them all" amongst its list of "Geeks' most beloved holiday classics."

Upon its release, the Holiday Special received positive reviews from both The Hollywood Reporter and Starlog magazine, with the latter proclaiming it to be "one of the most ambitious television spectaculars ever attempted by an American network."

The Avatar was the personal Star Destroyer of Grand Admiral Rufaan Tigellinus.

Certain previously published Expanded Universe material remained in print as Legends stories.
- From Star Wars Legends

"You think Lobot's mute, but he's just too busy talking to the central computer to bother speaking to us 'organics.'"
- From Lando Calrissian

Ask Lobot is a regular feature of the Star Wars Insider magazine, where Leland Chee answers Star Wars questions sent in by readers.
-Ask Lobot

An individual was employed by the crime lord Jurga the Hutt.
- From Unidentified employee

Flash was the nickname of a clone trooper who served in the Grand Army of the Republic during the Clone Wars.
- From Flash

Solo insulted her and walked off, leaving her speechless.
- From Abominelle

Grandmother's Tears was a river on the planet of Haruun Kal.
- From Grandmother's Tears

People often gave special gifts to the person celebrating their birthday. One example of this was during the Rebellion era, the Ewok Princess Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka received her ruling staff on her birthday from her father Chief Chirpa.

Snoo was a Devaronian male who worked as an information broker around the time of the Galactic Civil War.

Phosphorescent stream was a geographical location on the planet Dagobah.

The jizz was a long reeded musical instrument that was, as its name implies, the core of any jizz band.

She was part of a convoy along wih Thor and Odysseus.

Kirk's first advice was to never forget the droids.

Varieties included Bimm mustard and Boontaspiced mustard.