Leprechauns in popular culture

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Contents 1 Recent 'sightings' 2 Films / TV 3 Music 4 Literature 5 Other

[edit] Recent 'sightings'

In 2006, there have been alleged sightings of the Crichton Leprechaun in a tree in the Crichton neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama, although according to one local man filmed for a news report on the alleged sightings, it is just a shadow. Supposedly the leprechaun only comes out at night and disappears if one shines a light on it. The local news story about the supposed sightings has circulated on the Internet as a subject of humor.[1] Most recently, the Crichton Leprechaun has created a stir in the United States, although his garb is presently undetermined.

The first true parody of the news report was produced by a small town production company, Magical Pudding Productions. It can be downloaded by visiting their webpage.

The youtube video may be found at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzFYsZRpHEU

[edit] Films / TV

• Leprechaun, a series of horror films about an evil Leprechaun
• Darby O'Gill and the Little People
• Finian's Rainbow
• Treehouse of Horror XII, an episode of The Simpsons. At the bar, Moe suggests Homer use a leprechaun to get rid of a gypsy curse.
  • Homer: Leprechaun? Don't they live in Ireland?
    Moe: Yeah, but they come over here in the wheel wells of Aer Lingus jets.
    Carl: You know, I was hexed by a troll, and a leprechaun cured that right up.
    Lenny: Hey, you know what's even better is Jesus. He's like six leprechauns.
    Carl: Yeah, but a lot harder to catch. Go with a leprechaun.

• The Luck of the Irish (Disney Channel Original Movies)
• The Magical Legend of the Leprechauns
• Blarney Buddies, an episode of Johnny Bravo
• College University
• In Charmed, Leprechauns are recurring magical creatures.
• In the WWE, Fit Finlay has a leprechaun named Little Bastard that lives underneath the ring.
• Aqua Teen Hunger Force in episode 2 Escape from Leprechaupolis and episode 42 The Last One.
• The Wearing of the Grin, a Looney Tunes cartoon
• Jonny dresses up as a leprechan in one episode of Ed, Edd n' Eddy, with Plank resembling a four-leaf clover.

[edit] Music

• The LeperKhanz an Irish/Reggae band from California
• former Deep Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore often dresses up as a leprechaun for promotional photo shots and when playing live

[edit] Literature

• Artemis Fowl, by Eoin Colfer
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling
• The books of Herminie Templeton Kavanagh, on which Darby O'Gill and the Little People was based

[edit] Other

• the mascot of the University of Notre Dame
• the Boston Celtics logo
• the Wagga Brothers emblem
• Lucky Charms breakfast cereal
• a familiar which increases the amount of money received from killing an enemy in the online game Kingdom of Loathing
• a monster which steals gold when attacking in the game Nethack
• a unit that can give other units good luck (increased change to do double damage) in Heroes of Might and Magic IV
  • They also can be found in Heroes of Might and Magic III and V. They give gems or gold to whoever finds them.
• In the Green Lantern graphic novel Ganthet's Tale, a group of aliens related to the Guardians had made a home on Earth and had entered mythology as leprechauns.
• On the May 26, 2006 episode of WWE Smackdown, Irish wrestler Dave Finlay revealed a leprechaun that was underneath the ring to help him in his match against Paul Burchill.