“This amateur sketch” …
YouTube is a wonderful platform filled with all sorts of incredible content. From beautiful acoustic performances, cover songs that may be better than the original, how-to’s on literally every topic, long form podcasts, investigative journalism, politics, and of course, hilarious videos that never grow old, YouTube continues to be king of online video content even as other social media platforms transition to video heavy formats.
Today is St. Patrick’s Day, which was originally about celebrating the Catholic saint who’s credited with bringing Christianity to Ireland and performing a huge number of miracles, including driving all snakes off the Emerald Isle, but as things tend to do, it’s transitioned to focus more on a different aspect of Irish culture: Heavy drinking.
I grew up in an Irish Catholic family in an Irish Catholic area and if that wasn’t the case for you, take it from me that the rumors are true. No group of people on Earth more enjoys a cold pint and some drinking songs than the Irish. Scranton, PA (where I grew up outside of) has one of the largest St. Paddy’s Day Parades in the country, which is no small feat given it’s a pretty small city (around 75,000) and the cities ahead of are some of the biggest in the nation (New York, Boston, Chicago, etc.). People will literally plan their year around “Parade Day” and the city practically shuts down (except for the bars of course) to that everyone can deck-out in green and start chugging green Miller Lites at around 6am…
But there’s one town in America that will forever be tied to St. Paddy’s Day for a strange reason, but a reason that proves “The Luck of the Irish” isn’t just for those who’s grandparents came from the motherland…
The Crichton Leprechaun
In 2006, a local NBC affiliate WPMI-TV ran a segment on a supposed leprechaun sighting in the Crichton neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama. The leprechaun was allegedly first seen up in a tree and soon a large crowd gathered around to try and catch a glimpse. WPMI-TV sent reporter Brian Johnson to investigate and the rest, as they say, is history.
The segment was posted to YouTube and took off like a rocket ship because it is actually one of the most hilarious pieces of content ever created…
Locals gave their two-cents to the camera, with pretty much everyone claiming to have seen it, despite no video evidence existing (They say the leprechaun magically disappeared whenever a light was shined on it).
In just two minutes, this news clip provided some of the most iconic quotes of all-time, including:
“Who all seen the leprechaun say yeahh! [Crowd] YEAHHHH!!
Could be a crackhead that got hold to the wrong stuff!
I wanna know where the gold at”
And of course…
“This amateur sketch…”
Who ever seen the Leprechaun say yeahhhhhh
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— Rich O'Toole (@RichOToole) March 17, 2025
Then there’s the “armed” soldier helping to direct traffic, the guy about to turn over the tree with a backhoe, a man claiming it casts a shadow, I mean seriously, this is loaded with golden moments from top to bottom.
Okay, I’ve talked enough… Let’s roll the tape and enjoy.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone. Whether you’re actually Irish or just want to pretend, make the most of it and be sure to hydrate with some Liquid I.V.
Guinness and Jameson make for one nasty hangover…
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