St. Patrick's Day themed episodes/specials?

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Giancarlo S

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Yes, another holiday is finally upon us---after the excitement of, erm, Groundhog's Day, Valentine's Day and, um, Lincoln and Washington's Birthdays, comes March 17th---St. Patrick's Day...

Thus was wondering what episodes or specials have centered specifically around St. Patrick's Day (vs. the generic use of leprechauns/trips to Ireland/etc.)? I'm guessing it isn't that popular a holiday to make specials for; even Rankin-Bass doesn't seem to have truly made a St. Patty's Day special (they made something about leprechauns, but IIRC it was Christmas-themed (?!)).

To start off:
- The Simpsons "prohibition" episode starts off featuring (and the events spurred by) a St. Patrick's Day parade, where Bart accidentally gets drunk...

-B.
 
Do episodes of cartoons where the characters travel to Ireland and Meet Leprachauns count? You can throw Rescue Rangers and Fantastic Max in therre too. Too bad I can't remember them that much, since I was pretty young at the time. I do know the Rescue Rangers fought a Banshee. That's about it.
 
There was a Ducktales episode where they went to Ireland and met a Leprechaun, naturally Scrooge was after the gold...

But no, I don't believe there are any ACTUAL St. Patrick's Day themed episodes centered around the actual holiday. Most shows think trips to Ireland/Leprechauns are enough to fill the St. Patty's Day quota.
 
No, unless it was one of those made-for-video specials made after Charles Schulz's death. I stopped following Peanuts projects after Sparky's passing.
 
Boy, this is strange. Outside of "Homer vs. the 18th Amendment", I honestly am having a hard time coming up with St. Patrick's Day-themed episodes (and no, I don't count leprechaun-centered episodes, or ones where the main characters visit Ireland or some Irish-themed land to be the same thing). Not sure why this is.
 
Not a St. Patrick's Day story, as the holiday was never mentioned in the short. It just took place in Ireland and dealt with Irish folklore (Banshees, Leprechauns).
 
I remember an Episode of Jackie Chan Adventure that had Jackie trying to return a stone that cursed him to Ireland. He suffered a string of bad luck, like his luggage being lost, and guess what day it was over there? You guess it... Saint Patrick's Day, Jackie got pinched many time for not wearing green by the villagers.
 
Hmm. Interesting. I can honestly say that there aren't really any Paddy's Day themed TV shows back in the auld sod. Everyon's out and about so there's no point putting shows on TV. British shows don't really have any themed episodes (can't say why though).

Sonic Underground had an episode where they went to the Emerald Peninsula (say what?) but it wasn't on or around Paddy's Day.

IMO, episodes that occur on the day count. Trips to Ireland, leprechauns, etc, while they may be Irish themed and likely to be broadcast around now, they do nothing for the holiday itself insofar as educating, informing or entertaining people about it. And it's only the last 20 years or so that the day as become a truly global event.
 
I'm honestly having a hard time thinking of one. This is just one of those holidays you can't do much with, I guess, outside of interacting with leprechauns or wearing green or something.
 
Gee, guess I came up with a tough one... apparently animators never bothered to actually have their zillion "meeting a leprechaun/going to Ireland/etc." plots actually take place *on* St. Patty's Day, oddly enough...

But to throw one out:

- "Here Comes Peter Cottontail": Despite being an Easter special, the plot involves Peter having to travel to other holidays in the year (Mother's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.), including St. Patrick's Day (see my avatar).


Odd that "Fairly OddParents" never had such an episode, given the show's nature (involving fairies and other mystical creatures), though I also think it's odd they never (directly) parodied or mentioned Cinderella (beyond the show itself being a take-off on said fairy tale)...

-B.
 
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