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{{quote|''"What are leprechauns, anyway? They're just '''midgets!"'''''

 

 

[[Celtic Mythology|Irish myth]] agrees on these basic points: They're the size of children [[Little Green Men|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...[[Inexplicable Treasure Chests|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 [[Jackass Genie]] to weasel out of giving it to you. They are presumed to be flawed offspring of [[The Fair Folk]] with some kind of genetic defect because [[One-Gender Race|they're all male]]. They tend to work as shoemakers for the rest of [[The Fair Folk]].

 

 

[[Our Fairies Are Different]] is the [[Super-Trope]].

 

== [[Advertising]] ==

* The mascot of Notre Dame "Fighting Irish" football team

 

== [[Comic Books]] ==

** And [[Psych|Tim Omundson]].

* ''[[Darby O'Gill and the Little People|Darby O Gill and The Little People]]''.

** Followed by ''Leprechaun 5: In the Hood'' and ''Leprechaun 6: Back 2 tha Hood''. AGAIN.

*** Garth from ''[[Wayne's World]]'' is creeped out by this movie.

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

* As a [[Running Gag]], Leprechauns are the only fantasy monster that ''doesn't'' exist in the [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffyverse]].

* ''[[Bewitched]]'' has an episode with a visiting leprechaun. Oddly enough, he's from Darrin's family rather than Samantha's.

* The '80s version of ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' has an episode in which a leprechaun is captured by three boys while vacationing in America. He grants each of them a wish (all of which [[Be Careful What You Wish For|backfire comically]]) before being set free.

* Encountered several times on ''[[Charmed]]'', first being saved from the [[Monster of the Week]], then in later appearences assisting in the good fight, usually by Buffing the luck of the heroes. Their duty is to spead luck around, both good and bad.

* ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' has the Leprechaun Grill, where {{spoiler|the staff are just dressed up as leprechauns, and they keep one actual leprechaun in a box. Because Corporate demanded they had one to make it look real.}}

 

== [[Newspaper Comics]] ==

 

== [[Professional Wrestling]] (yes) ==

** Yes, folks, this did take home the 2008 [[Wrestlecrap]] Gooker Award for worst storyline of the year.

** Believe it or not, there was yet another pro wrestling example... The Dungeon of Doom, a stable filled with really bad "monster"-type characters in WCW, had a member named Braun the Leprechaun, who was about 4 feet tall and went around biting people.

*** And he was the last Cruiserweight champ. :(

** It wasn't that bad at first. When <s> Fit</s> Finlay was working as a heel, a green light began to eminate from beneath the ring. He lifted up the apron, and a leprechaun scrambled out and began attacking his opponent before scurrying back to his hiding space (sometimes tossing Finlay a shilelagh). He was only referred to as "That Little Bastard". This was repeated in every match, until the revelation came that he was really (not really) Vince's bastard son.

 

== [[Tabletop Games]] ==

* The tabletop RPG ''Changeling: the Dreaming'' has the Clurichaun, mischief makers with ties to Ireland who ''hate'' to be called leprechauns. In mythology, cluricahauns are similar to leprechauns... [[Recycled in Space|but drunk]].

* Leprechauns were included in the 1st and 2nd editions of the AD&D game, then disappeared from the system when 3E came out. The Basic/Expert/etc system, in contrast, detailed their role in fairy society in ''Tall Tales of the Wee Folk''.

 

== [[Theater]] ==

** Heroes IV had them as actual troops... who vanish into their hats when they die. Often cited as the most useless creature in the game, despite their ability to cast the "Fortune" spell (hey, at least peasants pay taxes).

* Leprechauns where one of the many different types of Fairies you could collect in ''[[Shining the Holy Ark]]''. You would release them just before a battle and if the enemy came up from the ground they would cause damage dependent on how many you've caught.

 

== [[Web Comics]] ==

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

* The transformation teacher in ''[[Winx Club]]'', professor Wizzbizz, is a leprechaun through and through.

* In an episode of ''[[Johnny Bravo]]'', Johnny tried desperately to kiss a leprechaun named [[Incredibly Lame Pun|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 [[Literal Genie|swarmed by poultry]].

** In another episode, he encounter a trio of rough and scruffy leprechauns who wanted their pot of gold back after Cosmo took it to give to Mr Crocker who thought he was a leprechaun after Crocker switched from hunting fairies to leprechauns. [[It's a Long Story]].

* Used in an episode of ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' where they meet one who asks for their help to defeat a [[Our Banshees Are Louder|banshee]].

* A cartoon featuring [[The Beatles (band)|The Beatles]] had the band go to Ireland and meet a rare female leprechaun. They perform "Do You Want to Know a Secret?" for her.

* An episode of ''[[Extreme Ghostbusters]]'' involved a wicked leprechaun hunting down [[Sins of Our Fathers|the descendants of the men who imprisoned him]] to recover the gold they took from him to feed immigrants.

* Michael was the Smurf Forest's resident leprechaun in ''[[The Smurfs]]''. Also Greedy briefly became one in a Season 9 episode.

 

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