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|''[[Life in Hell]]''}}

 

 

[[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]].

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

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

* There was even a ''[[Leprechaun (film)|Leprechaun]]'' series of horror films, starring ''Willow'''s Warwick Davis, currently up to six entries. Including ''Leprechaun 4: <small>[[Recycled in Space|IN SPACE!]]</small>''

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

== [[Live Action TV]] ==

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

* The ''Honey I Shrunk the Kids'' spin-off TV series included an episode that subverted Leprechauns twice; the first time, by featuring a fake Leprechaun who turned out to be a midget crook with special effects, who was unmasked by Wayne.Then, just as the Scooby-do mystery was unveiled, ''real'' Leprechauns appeared, who looked NOTHING like the stereotype, and instead looked like humans in black coats, speaking in a genuine Irish accent. They punished the crooked impersonator, then responded to Wayne's inquiry as to the true nature of their technology by disappearing with the message "It's Magic!"

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

 

== [[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.

** 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]] ==