"Malani" is also the name of a female Ewok (a fictional species from the "Star Wars"-franchise). She is the younger sister of the Ewok "Teebo" and appeared for the first time as a named character in the children's picture book "The Adventures of Teebo: A Tale of Magic and Suspense" (by Joe Johnston, published in 1984). Paul Dini, Ewoks associate producer and story editor, stated, if the animated TV-show had gotten a 3rd season, they would have made more stories about Malani, since she was always a favorite character.