{"id":86752,"date":"2022-03-17T07:57:57","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:27:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/12-leprechauns-in-movies-and-tv-for-st-patricks-day-from-finians-rainbow-to-south-park-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-03-17T07:59:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-17T02:29:05","slug":"12-leprechauns-in-movies-tv-for-st-patricks-day-from-finians-rainbow-to-south-park-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centralrecorder.com\/12-leprechauns-in-movies-tv-for-st-patricks-day-from-finians-rainbow-to-south-park-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"12 Leprechauns in Movies & TV for St. Patrick’s Day: From “Finian’s Rainbow” to “South Park” (Photos)."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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“The Luck of the Irish” (1948)\u00a0<\/strong>Tyrone Power portrays a reporter traveling from Ireland to New York with a leprechaun as his guide and servant.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Disney<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

“Darby O’Gill and the Little People” (1959) <\/strong>This Disney film, which was one of Sean Connery\u2019s first major Hollywood roles, centered on an Irish caretaker\u2019s attempts to capture the King of the Leprechauns.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Bewitched”- The Leprechaun (1966).<\/strong>Bewitched’s witches encountered many other magical creatures in the sitcom’s ongoing series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Finian’s Rainbow” (1968)\u00a0<\/strong>This musical fantasy was directed by Francis Ford Coppola and stars Fred Astaire as an Irishman who robs a leprechaun of his pot of gold, then emigrates the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Twilight Zone”- The Leprechaun Artist (1986). <\/strong>The 1980s reboot’s Season 1 episode follows three teenage girls who are granted three wishes by a leprechaun.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Getting Lucky” (1990) <\/strong>A leprechaun hidden in a beer can grants three wishes to a teenager, including a date with a hot cheerleader.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Leprechaun”Series (1993-19)<\/strong>Warwick Davis was the evil leprechaun in the opening film of the slasher horror franchise. Seven sequels have been made to the original, including 2000. “Leprechaun 5: In the Hood”This video features a rapping Davis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Disney<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

“The Luck of the Irish” (2001)\u00a0<\/strong>This Disney movie features Ryan Merriman, a teenage boy who fights an evil Leprechaun in search of a gold charm.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Comedy Central<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

“South Park”- Imaginationland (2007)\u00a0<\/strong>Cartman tells the gang that Cartman has seen a Leprechaun. He then warns them about terrorist threats.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Fox<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

“The Simpsons”Many episodes\u00a0<\/strong>Leprechauns are recurring characters in the series.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Syfy<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

“Red Clover”\/”Leprechaun’s Revenge” (2012)<\/strong>This Syfy movie features Billy Zane as a sheriff fighting a deadly leprechaun.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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“Artemis Fowl” (2020)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Based on EoinColfer’s best-selling children’s series, this fantasy movie features a reconnaissance unit known as the LEPRecon, which tracks down fairies who wander into places they shouldn’t.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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