In 1987, there was a contest to count how many times the words "Vern" and "KnoWhutIMean?" were spoken and written. Here are the answers: Vern is spoken 311 times. Vern is written 10 times. KnoWhutIMean? is spoken 75 times. KnoWhutIMean? is written 10 times. "Hey, Fern" is said once and written once.
This video special had a DVD release twice. Its first time was on October 31, 2006 as part of Mill Creek Entertainment's "Ultimate Ernest" and "Essential Ernest Collection" box sets. The second time was on June 5, 2012 as part of Image Entertainment's "Ernest's Wacky Adventures Volume 1" along with Ernest in the Army (1998), Ernest Rides Again (1993), and The Ernest Film Festival (1986).