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 The "amateur sketch" of the purported Crichton Leprechaun | |
| Grouping | Leprechaun |
|---|---|
| First attested | March 14, 2006 |
| Country | United States |
| Region | Mobile, Alabama |
The Crichton Leprechaun (also the Mobile Leprechaun, Alabama Leprechaun) is a supposed leprechaun reported to have been spotted in a tree in Crichton, a neighborhood of Mobile, Alabama following a 2006 news report filed at local NBC affiliate WPMI-TV. The video was posted to YouTube on St. Patrick's Day 2006 and became one of the first YouTube viral videos and was referenced in mainstream media. As of 2023, the video has over 28 million views.[1]
Since then the leprechaun has become an icon of the local community of Crichton. In 2023, the sign shop Sign Source started printing out cardboard cutouts of the Crichton Leprechaun and selling them, apparently with great success. An eight-foot-tall version of the Crichton Leprechaun cutout is displayed outside of their store.[2]
- ^ The original WPMI news report on YouTube
- ^ Winter, Dana (March 16, 2023). "8-foot-tall Crichton leprechaun pops up in Port City". WKRG-TV. Retrieved April 16, 2023.