"Passing out and cursing, on St. Patrick's Day? Is nothing sacred anymore?"
Look at him, or her. I'll wait ... See? Your dog wants you to stay home and watch TV for St. Patrick's Day. Be honest, you've done it all and it's soooo passé. You've had your share of wicked-bonkers St. Patrick's celebrations: the local, grotty, "real" Irish pub; the pub crawls hitting every bar in town, Irish or not; and the big, private parties with way too many Sportos. You've even flown to Dublin, to celebrate the Patron Saint on his home turf, which, funny enough, in Ireland, is relatively chill ... but still amazing! So, isn't it time for a chill year at home? You can still have a couple drinkies witth your S.O. and wear summat cute and green, or William-orange, or The Order of St. Patrick-blue. So, maybe this year, the year of COVID-19, give your immune system a break, your liver a break (I love you, Liver.) and make your dog happy.
Besides the fact that St. Patrick's Day is on a Tuesday, which always harshes a holiday buzz, Coronoavirus (a.k.a. COVID-19) is giving a lot of folks "paws" (See what I did there?), about their usual, March 17th shenanigans. Not to mention, the Friday before St. Patrick's Day ... is Friday the 13th. All signs point to ... cloistering at home.
We're staying here, right, Mom?! We're just going to watch TV all night? Jublii!!!!!
Now, you know JennyPop knows TV. In the fashion of her Xmas and Thanksgiving TV recs (See JennyPop Blog > Archived Posts), JennyPop has curated a twee list of St. Patrick's Day viewing fun. First though, peruse Gin-nyPop's Irish cocktail recs, select and craft your fave, turn on Hulu, Netflix or whatever platform you cherish and enjoy a safe and cozy, virus-free St. Patrick's day 2020.
We're staying in for St. Patrick's Day, right, Mom?!
JennyPop's St. Patrick's Day Film and TV Recs
TV
The Office
"St. Patrick's Day" (S6e19)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
"Charlie Catches a Leprechaun" (S11e8)
Family Guy
"Peter's Two Dads" (S5e10)
The Big Bang Theory
"The Irish Pub Formulation" (S4e6)
The Simpsons
"Homer vs. the 18th Amendment" (S8e18)
"Sex, Pies and Idiot Scrapes" (S20e1)
"In the Name of the Grandfather" (S20e14)
30 Rock
"The Funcooker" (S3e14)
"St. Patrick's Day" (S6e12)
South Park
"Ginger Kids" (S9e11)
Charmed
"Lucky Charme"d (S5e17)
Bewitched
"The Leprechaun" (S2e27)
Josh Gates' Destination Truth
"Live from Ireland: The Search for the Banshee Ghost" (S4e9)
Ghost Adventures
"Leap Castle & Hell-Fire Club" (S9e4)
"Loftus Hall" (S9e5)
"Ireland: Celtic Demons" (Live Hallowe'en Special)
Letterkenny
"St. Patrick's Day Special: St. Perfect's Day"
Rick Steves' Europe
"Dublin and Mystical Side Trips" (S2e8)
"South Ireland: Waterford to the Ring of Kerry" (S2e9)
"The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands" (S2e10)
"Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland" (S3e4)
Derry Girls: any episode, absolutely brilliant!
Moone Boy: any episode, feckin' amaxing! (F/ Chris O'Dowd of The ITCrowd, btw.)
Ballykissangel: any episode, sweet and pleasant.
Films
Leap Year
Wild Mountain Thyme
Banshees of Inisherin
Snatch
It's St. Patrick's Day, Charlie Brown!
Michael Collins
In the Name of the Father
Once
The Quiet Man
In Bruges
Learn Summat New!
Sláinte agatsa, kittens! (Seriously)
