History YMMV / DarbyOGillAndTheLittlePeople

* HarsherInHindsight: Darby's remark during the climax about how it's better for the old to die than the young becomes a lot harder to hear when you learn Albert Sharpe (Darby) lived to the ripe old age of 84, while Janet Munro (Katie, to whom Darby was referring) didn't even make it to 40.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Film/JamesBond sings? This has caused so much incredulity that there are people who believe that Creator/SeanConnery's singing parts were dubbed by someone else. (Interestingly, James Bond ''does'' sing in ''Film/DrNo'', but very briefly.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Film/JamesBond sings? This has caused so much incredulity that there are people who believe that Creator/SeanConnery's singing parts were dubbed by someone else.

* NightmareFuel: The damn banshee. When she first appears, she is [[ShownTheirWork combing her hair, something the Banshee in Irish legend was said to do when she approaches.]] And that ''sound'' she makes...there's a reason WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic considers this the scariest nostalgic moment.
** The Death Coach is also fearsome as we see it ''riding through the sky'' on its way to seize its prey. King Brian's warning doesn't help:
--> '''King Brian:''' Once it has been called, it cannot return empty; and it is a power beyond me.
** The scene on the hill at night where Darby's horse goes crazy, [[DisneyAcidSequence turns fluorescent glowing colors]] and attacks him, neighing shrilly all the while and ultimately knocking Darby down a well deserves a ''very'' Honorable Mention.

* NightmareFuel: The damn banshee. When she first appears, she is [[ShownTheirWork combing her hair, something the Banshee in Irish legend was said to do when she approaches.]] And that ''sound'' she makes...there's a reason WebVideo/TheNostalgiaCritic considers this the scariest moment in film history.

* CommonKnowledge: Yes, Creator/SeanConnery and Janet Munro are singing "Pretty Irish Girl" themselves and are not dubbed by other performers. This rumor might have started because Disney commissioned a version of the song by Irish singers Brendan O'Dowda and Ruby Murray, which was released as a single in Ireland and the UK. According to some accounts, Disney did consider using this version in the film if Connery and Munro were not up to the task. They were, but rumors to the contrary persist.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Not EXACTLY, as everyone expects Disney characters to sing, but in retrospect. Film/JamesBond sings?
** This has caused so much incredulity that there are people who believe that Connery's singing parts were dubbed by someone else.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypftzzXhBuQ James Bond does sing]] a single {{title|drop}} line from "Underneath the Mango Tree" in ''Film/DrNo'' It was nothing compared with the singing in "Darby O'Gill".

* NightmareFuel: The damn banshee. When she first appears, she is [[ShownTheirWork combing her hair, something the Banshee in Irish legend was said to do when she approaches.]] And that ''sound'' she makes...

* NightmareFuel: The damn banshee. When she first appears, she is combing her hair, something the Banshee in Irish legend was said to do when she approaches. And that ''sound'' she makes...

* VisualEffectsOfAwesome: The leprechauns are integrated so seamlessly into the film, after a while you'd think they were real.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypftzzXhBuQ James Bond does sing]] a single {{title|drop}} line from "Underneath the Mango Tree" in "Film/DrNo". It was nothing compared with the singing in "Darby O'Gill".

* MomentOfAwesome: Darby O'Gill's response to opening the door and seeing the aforementioned terrifying Banshee screaming outside? He grabs a turf spade and tries to hit it, chasing it out into the yard even though it doesn't have a physical body. Now that's a PapaWolf.

* NightmareFuel: The damn banshee. When she first appears, she is combing her hair, something the Banshee in Irish legend was said to do when she approaches. And that ''[[HellIsThatNoise sound]]'' she makes...

** The scene on the hill at night where Darby's horse goes crazy, [[DisneyAcidSequence turns florescent glowing colors]] and attacks him, neighing shrilly all the while and ultimately knocking Darby down a well deserves a ''very'' Honorable Mention.

--> ''King Brian: "Once it has been called, it cannot return empty; and it is a power beyond me."''

** James Bond does sing a single {{title|drop}} line from "Underneath the Mango Tree" in "Film/DrNo". It was nothing compared with the singing in "Darby O'Gill".

** This has caused so much incredulity that there are people hold that Connery's singing parts were dubbed by someone else.

* MomentOfAwesome: Darby O'Gill's response to opening the door and seeing the aforementioned terrifying Banshee screaming outside? He grabs a walking stick and tries to hit it, chasing it out into the yard even though it doesn't have a physical body. Now that's a PapaWolf.

* BigLippedAlligatorMoment: Not EXACTLY, as everyone expects Disney characters to sing, but in retrospect. JamesBond sings?

* NightmareFuel: The damn banshee.

* HighOctaneNightmareFuel: The damn banshee.