History Main / Leprechaun

* In ''TheOrderOfTheStick'', Thog dresses as a leprechaun ([[NoodleImplements for some unexplained reason]]) while escaping from Cliffport with Elan.

-->--'''Finian,''' ''[=~Finian's Rainbow~=]''

->''"What are leprechauns, anyway? They're just'' '''''midgets!"'''''
-> "Magic ''midgets''".
--> ''LifeInHell''

* Og from the musical ''Finian's Rainbow''.

* Used in an episode of [[ChipandDaleRescueRangers Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers]] where they meet one who asks for their help to defeat a [[OurBansheesAreLouder banshee.]]

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* The ''ArtemisFowl'' Series' Leprechauns are nothing more than an underground (literally) police force: [[FunWithAcronyms L.E.P. Recon.]] Lampshaded, when Short remembers the embarrassing uniforms they used to wear centuries ago that led to their often-attributed attire.

* ''[[InSpace Medieval]]'' ''Spawn''/''{{Witchblade}}'' #2 (June 1996):

* This trope would not be complete without the leprechauns in ''Series/GoldDigger'', who started out as TheThemeParkVersion - [-[[InSpace With Tanks]]-]. By the time they make a HeelFaceTurn, they've moved on to [[MobileSuitHuman "Humongous" Mecha]], like "[[NoCelebritiesWereHarmed Vaultron]]", made out of [[CombiningMecha combining robot shoes]]. And now things have proceeded to {{Ninja}} {{Pirate}} Leprechauns ([[NinjaPirateZombieRobot yes]]) with a {{Magitek}} MobileSuitHuman of their own...

* In the movie BehindTheWaterfall the boy Tommy was sure that the old man Mr Conners was one. Unfortunatlly for him, he was eventually proven wrong.

* TheAnnoyingOrange episode [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JO0-WCEOw4 "Luck o' the Irish"]] introduces Liam the Leprechaun, who tries to get his pot of gold from The Orange in exchange for three wishes. The character was so popular he made more appearances.

* An episode of ''MuchaLucha'' was actually about an evil leprechaun named Rick O'Shea who constantly pestered the main characters.

-> "Magic" ''midgets''.

* One was in an episode of ''Ducktales'', When Scrooge and 'the gang' went to Ireland.
* Used in an episode of ChipandDaleRescueRangers where they meet one who asks for their help to defeat a [[OurBansheesAreLouder banshee.]]

* The ''ArtemisFowl'' Series' Leprechauns are nothing more than an underground (literally) police force: [[FunWithAcronyms L.E.P Recon.]] Lampshaded, when Short remembers the embarrassing uniforms they used to wear centuries ago that led to their often-attributed attire.

The most remarkable thing about Leprechauns is that they are practically the ''only'' Irish faeries you see in fiction (with the possible exception of the [[OurBansheesAreLouder Banshee]]), despite hundreds of other types. Ironically this overuse (and {{Flanderization}}) has led to Leprechauns pretty much becoming a DiscreditedTrope in Ireland itself.

Irish myth agrees on these basic points: They're the size of children [[LittleGreenMen and wear green coats]]. Leprechauns can become invisible, but if you happen to see one, catch him quick and make him tell you where his pot of gold is hidden ([[InexplicableTreasureChests they all have one...for some reason]]). If you take your eye off him for even a moment, he'll vanish again and you'll never find him. They may also use trickery or act as JackassGenie to weasel out of giving it to you. They are presumed to be flawed offspring of TheFairFolk with some kind of genetic defect because [[OneGenderRace they're all male]]. They tend to work as shoemakers for the rest of TheFairFolk.

Irish myth agrees on these basic points: They're the size of children [[LittleGreenMen and wear green coats]]. Leprechauns can become invisible, but if you happen to see one, catch him quick and make him tell you where his pot of gold is hidden (they all have one...for some reason). If you take your eye off him for even a moment, he'll vanish again and you'll never find him. They may also use trickery or act as JackassGenie to weasel out of giving it to you. They are presumed to be flawed offspring of TheFairFolk with some kind of genetic defect because [[OneGenderRace they're all male]]. They tend to work as shoemakers for the rest of TheFairFolk.

Irish myth agrees on these basic points: They're the size of children and wear green coats. Leprechauns can become invisible, but if you happen to see one, catch him quick and make him tell you where his pot of gold is hidden (they all have one...for some reason). If you take your eye off him for even a moment, he'll vanish again and you'll never find him. They may also use trickery or act as JackassGenie to weasel out of giving it to you. They are presumed to be flawed offspring of TheFairFolk with some kind of genetic defect because [[OneGenderRace they're all male]]. They tend to work as shoemakers for the rest of TheFairFolk.

* The Disney Channel film ''Luck Of The Irish'' implies that all Irish-Americans are secretly leprechauns, who fire magical blasts at each other, live for centuries, and shrink down to doll-size if their lucky talismans are stolen. Yes, this movie really exists, and though it's a stinker, it's got some nice Celtic music in the soundtrack.

* In the Crichton neighborhood of Mobile, AL, a group of [[BlatantLies fine upstanding]] [[TooDumbToLive citizens]] thought they saw a leprechaun in a tree and soon formed a mob of leprechaun catchers intent upon getting "da gold", creating a media frenzy and casting an [[UnfortunateImplications unflattering light on Alabamians in general]] with their antics. The image above is an "amateur sketch" of the leprechaun that [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nda_OSWeyn8 appeared on the Alabama evening news]]. To date, the leprechaun remains at large.

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[[caption-width:252: Always after me Lucky Charms.]]

* In an episode of ''JohnnyBravo'', Johnny tried desperately to kiss a leprechaun named Barney Stone because, due to a silly misunderstanding, he thought it would make him irresistible to chicks. After an extensive chase, Johnny caught Barney, who granted his wish in exchange for ''not'' being kissed... which led to Johnny being [[LiteralGenie swarmed by poultry]].

* Encountered several times on ''{{Charmed}}'', first being saved from the MonsterOfTheWeek, then in later appearences assisting in the good fight, usually by Buffing the luck of the heroes.