The Leprechaun Artist (The Twilight Zone)

Infobox Television episode
Title = The Leprechaun Artist
Series = The Twilight Zone


Caption = Scene from The Leprechaun Artist
Season = 1
Episode = 19, Segment 1
Airdate = February 21, 1986
Production = 23
Writer = Tommy Lee Wallace
Director = Tommy Lee Wallace
Guests = Bradley Gregg : Richie
Danny Nucci : Buddy
Joey Green : J.P.
Cork Hubbert : Leprechaun
James Hess : Sgt. Brewer
Marguerite De Lain : J.P.'s Mom
Burr Middleton : Richie's Dad
Chuck Stransky : Buddy's Dad
Melinda Peterson : Buddy's Mom
Episode list = List of The Twilight Zone episodes
Prev = Cold Reading
Next = Dead Run

"The Leprechaun Artist (aka Three Irish Wishes)" is the first segment of the nineteenth episode from the television series The New Twilight Zone.

Opening narration

ynopsis

A leprechaun that has gone on vacation to the United States is captured by three boys who take it to their clubhouse. The leprechaun, annoyed to have his vacation disturbed, tells them that they may have one wish each. They flip a coin to see who goes first.

Buddy wins the coin toss and makes a wish that he would have X-ray vision. The next morning, Buddy tries his new power, begins to see beneath the local girls' clothing but then finds out that he is unable to control the powers. He sees internal organs and skulls instead of being able to see under clothing. Seeing that Buddy has learned his lesson, the leprechaun reverses the wish.

J.P. makes his wish next. He wishes that his parents, as well as those of his two friends, would do "exactly what they tell them to do". However, J.P.'s wish is too literal. The boys find that they must "tell" their parents to make every single step in exact detail. His wish is also reversed.

After seeing what happened to his friends, Richie, who has said for two days that he wants to sleep on his wish, makes the third and final wish. He asks for a fancy, fast car, a "really hot" car and a driver with a mind of his own. They find a limo and driver waiting (license plate: "Third Wish"). While riding in the limo, the police try to stop them for speeding. The boys tell the driver to pull over; however, the driver shows that he has "a mind of his own" and tries to outrace the police. When the limo is finally forced to stop by road construction and a vehicle coming the other direction, the driver disappears and leaves the boys in the "hot"(actually stolen) car. The boys are taken into custody for auto theft. At the station, they see the leprechaun, who tells them that he likes the looks of them and to take care of themselves, and the third wish is also reversed. At that point, the police ask if there is something he can do for them. They say that they just dropped in to say hi and that the police are doing a fine job, and the boys happily leave.

External links

* [http://www.tv.com/the-twilight-zone-1985/the-leprechaun-artist/episode/34375/recap.html TV.com - The Twilight Zone (1985) episode: The Leprechaun Artist]
* [http://postcardsfromthezone.blogspot.com/2006/02/147-leprechaun-artist.html Postcards from the Zone episode 1.47 The Leprechaun Artist]