The Strange Disney Movie About Irish People

[@nadiahcooper]

I have such a vivid memory of the “at least they got paid!”

[@prixe12]

So based

[@5ChampionsofHyrule]

I love how there was no reason for Kyle's dad to change his last name

[@LonestarCee]

'well atleast they got paid" was one of my favorite black history lines as a kid.

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Lol

[@mykabetts9454]

You gotta watch My 13th Year. The dcom where a teen swimmer turns into a mermaid bc his birth mom is actually a mermaid

[@jordyscomputer]

omg that one is burned into my memory

[@averyeml]

Peak DCOM

[@arbidirockz]

omg that one was my favorite movie lol

[@carn9507]

He changed into a merMAN, right? Unless that's also a transgender film? :)

[@KatieC379]

Yesss please do this one!!

[@K8lynSays]

“We’re from Cleveland” is such a core memory

[@Elocinization]

1000% -- I remembered almost nothing specific about this movie except that line.

[@cody7812]

Zit Vrom Clevlands - My German Grandpa when I ask what he was doing from 1933-1945.

[@DawsJosh]

"And It's not "erie" boyo, it's Eire... my father's from Cleveland" is a GOATed line.

[@aniqueevans1547]

THAT line, is one that's burned into my brain.

[@Zectifin]

I still remember that part to this day.

[@VampyKitsune]

Reminds me of this lol kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnu5dZ6IpdGof68si=xs3-iaiy958T5WzF

[@pleaseshutup7053]

Peak acting

[@lindsaylouis5202]

15:14 The fact that I was also tricked, hoodwinked, and outright bamboozled into thinking that golf course was Ireland… 😔

[@jordyscomputer]

our minds 🤝🥲

[@jakebeach8308]

How did you skip the plot point that Seamus thought him losing just meant he'd be banished to Ireland, assuming Kyle's dad was Irish, but then found out he was actually banished to lake Erie (hence shouting "ohioooo" as he rockets away)?!?! That was *why* I loved this movie. I loved that switcheroo.

[@jordyscomputer]

because MY favorite part was the irish dancing and basketball montage!!

[@jakebeach8308]

@@jordyscomputer haha, fair!

[@nilawarriorprincess]

I still love this movie. The early DCOMs are still the best ones! I wish they still had bizarre movies like Luck of the Irish, Halloweentown, The 13th year, & Zenon. The King Ryan Merriman & Queen Kimberly J Brown of early movies were such great young actors. I really hope they're doing well.

[@selasie5013]

There’s not a time in my life where I don’t think of this movie passingly

[@Zectifin]

every time I hear lake Erie I think of this movie.

[@BozeDoesGodsWork]

It was always this movie and Xenon for me

[@katarinachiogna-solovey3560]

Same it lives rent free in my head

[@MrJayfreeable]

i still remeber the song at the end of this movie. "This land is Your Land ".

[@lwaysmay]

I first watched Psych because I was like "wait it has the guy from Luck of the Irish AND Sam the Onion Man from Holes?!" and I happened to be very infatuated with both as a kid, so hearing Timothy Omundson compared to Robbie Rotten has me howling

[@corsaircarl9582]

He was almost just as cartoonish as Robbie Rotten as Carlton Lassiter, NGL. XD

[@wildwesley9328]

Every time I see Timothy Osmundson in anything, I just see him as this evil leprechaun from my favorite dcom. Unsub in Criminal Minds? Evil Leprechaun with a sniper rifle. Detective in Psyche ? Evil leprechaun in a suit. God in Lucifer? Evil leprechaun pretending to be nice. Hephaestus in Percy Jackson? Evil leprechaun weirdly standing on a balcony talking to a little girl below.

[@homeiswonderland]

Always enjoyed Nick DiRamio's review of this movie. And it's the first time I ever saw Lassy from Psych in another piece of media! Talented dancer!

[@shannonceleste5557]

Awh I miss Nick’s lighthearted clip breakdowns 😭 love him

[@Myrathosghost]

I loved this movie as a child whos Great Great Grandma was Irish......until my birth mom used it to traumatize me by telling me she would lose our family coin on purpose if I didn't behave also given your last name....you could also be Scottish....the McNeills/MacNeills were known for being a a Scottish Clan who originally came from Ireland so "History...its so 10 minutes ago"..... and then you saying 'I dont know what hes on about'..... THAT FELT LIKE ONE OF THE BEST CATCHY ONE LINERS OF MY CHILDHOOD XD

[@jordyscomputer]

My aunt confirmed we were Irish 🧚🧚🧚 I googled my name and saw the Scottish thing and was SHOCKED though lolol

[@alixmcknight]

I was obsessed with this movie! I swear it’s the reason I’m obsessed with Ireland. I too wanted to learn how to river dance after watching it, but I can’t dance so I just settle for listening to Irish music to this day. I’m weird. 😂

[@DYL0N---DC]

Anyone else forever remember that "iron, nickel and cobalt!" are the metals attracted by magnets because of this movie???

[@maeganmonster]

"that's how I manifest despair" ???? Early DCOMs were so weird

[@iuile]

It makes sense to me. The Irish have gone through a lot in their long history and there are some pretty incredible songs they've made that stem from those events. The Fields of Athenry = British attempted genocide, The Road Not Taken = tribute to the quarter of the population who were lost in the attempted genocide, Isle of Hope Isle of Tears = immigration, The Town I Loved So Well = The Troubles, Grace = about Grace and Joseph's marriage/Joseph's execution for wanting Irish Independence, Ballad of Joe McDonnell = The Troubles, and many others songs that would make this reply a wall of text.

[@LiShuBen]

This movie has a a funny place in my heart. Because my brother Kyle, born on st Patrick’s days found out we are in fact part Irish. Unfortunately it wasn’t because our parents and ancestors were magic, but rather because our great great grandmother was SA’ed on a plantation by an Irish foreman. So kind of like this movie, but horrible

[@Dan-yy6tt]

There’s a reason we hated Irish people until like 2006 or something.

[@FosukeLordOfError]

The evil leprechaun is the same actor who plays lassiter on psych

[@britneyanddiannebeals-gigu7225]

Was really hoping Ayo would be in the “Irish people are winning” collage. She was!

[@jordyscomputer]

our Irish princess

[@loraelizabeth7580]

*Actually* it is possible to get to the end of a rainbow, but not the big ones you see in the sky. I was driving one day, it had just absolutely poured down rain, the sun was out immediately after, and I was going down this road lined with trees. I noticed a rainbow beam in front of me on the road, and I drove through it! I DROVE THROUGH A RAINBOW!!! I immediately called my mom and was so excited (I was 22 years old lol😂).

[@goodmaella3606]

As an Irish person I can confirm that I watched this on a sleepover with my friends and we were ABSOLUTELY losing it and still make jokes abt it to this day.

[@bigbadsauce92]

5:33 DETECTIVE LASSITER is the greatest *irish* dancer of ALL TIME!! the man is a GOATed detective *and* a topnotch Riverdancing god!!

[@fugitive_]

OMG I ALSO THOUGHT HE LOOKED LIKE THE EVIL GUY FROM LAZY TOWN! (RIP Stefan Karl Stefansson 😞) I watched this on St Patrick’s day with my fiance and they were like why does he look familiar and i said idk but he looks like that guy from lazytown

[@rosykindbunny1313]

The villain saying "top of the morning to you" evilly has been ingrained in my mind for years

[@okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

I remember watching this movie as a really young kid and feeling anxious about the idea of Leprechauns being a secret supernatural kind of person like vampires or something, because *I'm* Irish American, so learning I'm a secret leprechaun suddenly became a much bigger threat than becoming a vampire. I also had an undiagnosed anxiety disorder. Anyway while I remembered a lot of this movie I had zero memories of Seamus, not even any long lost memories resurfacing like the tiny mom - he's an entirely new character and plot line to me. I feel like some fae magic might be at work here (which was used in a pretty fun way to me, the kid taking advantage of the betting compulsion. I love funky little fae rules like that.)

[@TomHardysUglierYoungerBrother]

I also loved this movie and it held a special place in my heart as well because some of it was filmed at Lagoon!! Which I’ve held many a season pass to. Absolutely loved that it was included in the movie.

[@valkosipuli419]

i had this on whilst making lunch at my mum walking through the kitchen stopped to say "no, it is impossible because they're always moving 😥" then continued on her way saying nothing else, and the mental gymnastics i had to complete to realise she was answering you at 13:54 about ends of rainbows😅

[@crispy_338]

BRO I remember this movie. Haven’t thought about it in literal decades. Thanks for the memory bomb Jordy 🤙🏻

[@sillyjem]

Not proud to say if my friend told me they don’t know their family history bc their parents are being super shady and dodging questions my mind would go to the worst scenarios. “Must be some family trama and they’re no contact… Or maybe they’re related?? Is it Flowers in the Attic or cousins? Oh no wait! They’re in witness protection! Must have seen some bad stuff… Never mind they’re still working with the mob/cartel so stop asking questions kid if you know what’s go for you!” Side note, I grew up with my dad being no contact with his mom for 23 years. Actually learned from a young age that he would prefer not to talk/go into that trama. So yeah family history/grandparent project weren’t exactly fun

[@manaewanae]

the edit in the beginning is amazing ☘️🇮🇪

[@jordyscomputer]

thank you 🫶🫶🫶🧚🧚🧚

[@Nebulousart]

that edit was such a fucking fever dream, already: banger video

[@kmartdivers]

LMAO so good. I don't know if this one or Disney's The Thirteenth Year is more weird tbh

[@katjosephperez8772]

8:43 that’s such an incredible shot with the magnifying glass like “gold isn’t ferromagnetic!”

[@loganmiller7827]

Is this movie just Turning Red for Irish people?

[@AngieCarr]

Top 5 DCOMS: 1. Brink 🔥 2. Johnny Tsunami 🔥 3. Luck of the Irish 🔥 4. Motocrossed 🔥 5. Alley Cats Strike 🔥

[@nilawarriorprincess]

Motocrossed is so good! I like the weird ones: 1 Halloweentown Trilogy 2.Luck of the Irish The 13th Year 3.Zenon Trilogy 5. Quints Bonus:The Color Of Friendship

[@AngieCarr]

@@nilawarriorprincess Halloween Town and Zenon are in my top 10. Color of Friendship is great too, great message. Also, “True Confessions” is another banger. Shia Lebouf killed it in that one.

[@nilawarriorprincess]

@@AngieCarr I don't remember True Confessions by the title, but I'm watching it now.

[@nilawarriorprincess]

You're right. Tru Confederate is fantastic! Thanks for mentioning it. It's such a serious movie by DCOM standards. It's really relatable; it probably made me feel guilty about being the sick sister, so I probably blocked it, lol. That's back when I thought Shia would be the next Tom Hanks.

[@AngieCarr]

@@nilawarriorprincess yup, some DCOMs hit you in the feels and make you stop and think more than others.

[@candiigurl7893]

No, the strangest movie Disney channel ever made was "Step Sister From Planet Weird"

[@lonewolflife6938]

Yes!! It was the wierdest movie. I still remember quotes

[@molly7154]

Can of Worms might give it a run for its money

[@n4mycat]

As a kid I binged disney movies and I love watching these! Keep up the good work.

[@angelaposton7665]

I will immediately watch any vids you make on Disney channel original movies. Thank you for doing these

[@ManifestItTarot]

I just watched the MyScene and Bratz Rock Angels videos and now I'm subscribed and obsessed with your content! I dont want to watch movies anymore, I just want to listen to you summarize them 🤣

[@jordyscomputer]

This means EVERYTHING u are an angel

[@TonyBorda]

Great video as always, Jordy. Proud of you. Side note: The line "You're a foot tall!" bugs me 'cause she wasn't even close to a foot there?

[@elirubin434]

Wizard Quest in the Dells is the bomb! Thanks for sharing your Midwest tourist trap pride!

[@kisaxesma2752]

This movie made me want pointed ears so bad, and a boy in my middle school had them so I had a crush on him because of it. 10 year old me would've loved the elf ear prosthetics now

[@jordyscomputer]

wait someone you know had legit pointed ears?

[@kisaxesma2752]

@@jordyscomputer Yes!! if I remember correctly, it had something to do with how the cartilage on his ear folds. it was more one ear than the other

[@wildwesley9328]

Omg me too! I used to pinch my ears and try to tape them

[@HighFive212]

I totally forgot about this movie, the dancing is the best, and the bad guy is truly terrifying. But you're totally right about the main actor, he is the Disney Channel original movie GOAT! Great vid! I like the yellow microphone.

[@jordyscomputer]

tysm it reminded me of gold 👍

[@wingspation]

10:25 “was he in special ops or something?” 😂 an Irish man his age it was called something different. A certain three letter organization he by law can’t mention now

[@lauriesmith4575]

This was one of my favourite movies. I saw Secret of Roan Inish and then this film, and those two films sparked my absolute love for Ireland.

[@sarahsaladmaker5055]

I’ve been thinking of this movie for forever and I’m glad to see it be validated

[@Mushy_illustrates]

The fact that Shamus is Lassie from the show Psych made my jaw drop hahah 😂

[@WillMoseng]

I am adopted from Guatemala, but my adopted moms side has a little Irish in them and my mom is a redhead so I identify as an Irish person

[@candydemure]

"His dad's name is Robert Smith-" My goth ass:🤯

[@drewruiz1129]

I busted out laughing when she said the lucky charm looked like something she would buy at a gift shop in Wisconsin Dells. 😂😂 Literally, the whitest place to take ur family on a vacation 😂😂

[@pleaseshutup7053]

😂😂😂😂

[@AndrewManugian]

thanks jordy! you're a great friend

[@aleindria42]

Holy shit, Seamus is played by Timothy Omundson. I knew his face looked familiar. He's been in a ton of stuff, most notably I think Psych. I never realized that was him until after watching this video and I must have seen Luck of the Irish a dozen times. 😆

[@Romanology]

Wizard Quest in Wisconsin Dells was a core memory for me thank u for bringing that up

[@jordyscomputer]

omg u GET IT

[@Ceriff88]

The bad guy plays the foil to the main character to the show "Psych" A show I'm sure you would love lol

[@LadyAyoka]

i was binging your dcom reviews, as one does, & was thinking “which ones are in my top 10?” no joke i thought the luck of the irish was def a banger… wtf

[@jordyscomputer]

we are synced!!!

[@KK-moonlite]

Jordy this is such a good video and so funny but i was dying over you calling merida's accent irish Also every time you recap one of these movies it makes my entire year. Please keep doing them!!! Theyre so good!!!

[@Captain_Pistachio]

This is one movie I definitely recall as a kid

[@laurabunn2993]

For some reason I absolutely loved this DCOM back in the day and it is a fever dream of Irish wackiness that I still kinda have some nostalgia for.

[@Gary9ine]

if you've seen it, can you do A Simple Wish? i just found out this movie wasnt disney but thats where i remember watching it lmao

[@songkangsbabyface]

This movie will forever be iconic to me especially the basketball scene at the end 🤌🤌

[@chuppl]

How do you have all of these insane sound effects

[@jordyscomputer]

i have collected a special trove on my various journeys and have them stowed in my wizard chambers (i download them when i come across them on tiktok and stock websites and keep them in a sfx folder on my desktop)

[@hyuugaclanmember]

She said "I'm irish...probably."

[@iamjogun]

This movie was awesome

[@kenbonez]

I love your channel. No one covers the classic DCOM's. Back when they put some effort and cheesiness.

[@averyeml]

I have been obsessed with this particular movie ever since I fell asleep at, like, 14 with Disney Channel on and woke up at 2AM with it playing. I recognized the bad guy as the cop from Psych and was SO in lmao

[@lilianna9285]

“You shouldn’t be playing basketballllll, you should be curlinggg!” Lives rent free in my family and I’s brain. We quote it at least once a month

[@kikigood7567]

The boy who played Kyle looked exactly like my boyfriend at that time so I was obsessed with this movie and everything else he was in 😅

[@SirCaptainSteve]

I watched it sooo many times as a kid because of where it was filmed. The old chip factory was demolished pretty shortly after this was filmed though :(

[@Buk718]

Your narrating is 🔥🔥🔥 I’m a fan.

[@veo16]

Emerald Isle is the root of my plain / original flavor potato chip obsession. As a kid I’d imagine the taste while eating Lays or other chips. Still do. And always have a bag of chips nearby.

[@CheyFrawley]

this movie lives rent free in my mind bc my birthday is in march and this would always air around that time

[@mouse_eater]

So much conflict could be avoided if his parents just said "oh, we don't know our heritage"

[@jriccioj]

I actually kind of like this movie. Maybe because I'm part Irish. But it really does kind of say a lot about family baggage/history. It can be unpacked even further, whether or not the writers intended that.

[@angelmariiii]

0:02 cillian Murphy is so fine 😮‍💨🙏

[@SixElSid]

Jordy - please tell me what kind of watch you have. I think it's rad. I came for the speed cup stacking but I stayed for DCOMs and (presumably) Casio watches

[@jordyscomputer]

it is a Casio!!!!

[@SixElSid]

@@jordyscomputer I figured! I think you have a gold Casio A1000.

[@heathersnumber1fan]

As an Irish girl, I love manifesting despair while playing my tin whistle with one hand and harp in the other, with my pointy ears and ginger hair and freckles, while ALSO playing camóige and gaelic and speaking Gaeilge at the Gaeltacht 🥰

[@omniops7]

you make VERY entertaining content.

[@marymac9303]

Is that Detective Carlton Lassiter with shoe polish in his hair?

[@carn9507]

The grandpa, played by Henry Gibson? Gibson played a leprechaun in an episode of the classic sitcom Bewitched in 1970. :O

[@neba29]

Yeah hi queen 👋 another banger of a video. This movie recap reminded me of the many hours spent looking for a legitimate four-leaf clover ☘️ in 6th grade so I could be the best at my schools Foosball table.

[@jordyscomputer]

the searching for a 4 leaf clover is so real

[@corsaircarl9582]

Wait, Seamus is Detective Lassiter from Psych!

[@pignatiusquercia6925]

Is that lagoon? I remember being like 9 years old, thinking I was the hottest shit for riding Wicked all by myself.

[@alliekelley202]

Kyle was kind of giving Nathan Scott in this movie

[@nightinabigail]

Omg I grew up near lagoon too!!

[@bensonsj98]

My family used to go to Lagoon every year! I had no idea they shot this movie there.

[@nataliaplatt8985]

at least they got paid 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@fugitive_]

I swear to god the beginning of this movie is filmed like an episode of goosebumps 😭

[@fugitive_]

The cinematographer seems to have worked on mostly adult films so maybe that was why

[@fugitive_]

And by adult i dont mean like THAT i mean like movies aimed at adults omfg 😭

[@jordyscomputer]

no literally made it so creepy hahahha

[@roguemystique7]

I loved this movie so much as a kid. As well as other Disney channel movies like the motorcrossed movie, the basketball double team one, Smart house, etc

[@valm9697]

so basically this movie is turning red...hair..?

[@nbunnysnowboard]

I loved this because it came out when I was 10 and I was in love with Ryan Merriman (I watched Just Looking religiously) and to this day the majority of the boyfriends I’ve had have been Irish but that’s probably mostly due to living in Massachusetts my entire life lol

[@jordyscomputer]

you manifested that, ICONIC

[@MarzieMalfoy]

I remember watching this movie from the first time it premiered to EVERY single time it aired 😂 It is my favorite Disney channel movie.... it taught me that my own parents were hiding a life changing secret.... not that they were leprechauns, tho (even as scared af as I am of those, I think I'd have preferred that lol). So, I learned critical thinking skills 😅

[@katmat90]

Because of this movie, my siblings & I constantly tried to go to the end of a rainbow🤣

[@keyarrma]

i watched this last year on st patricks day with a bunch of people on my dorm floor and we were all CACKLING like we truly could not comprehend

[@1Vivi007]

11:54 Eddie Guerrero 🎉🎉 “I Lie, I cheat, I steal” 🎉🎉

[@fitzburger]

CARLTON LASSITER WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE

[@DayvonR64]

Being from Cleveland Ohio all my life, it's weirdly satisfying to see an old Disney movie I used to watch mention where I'm from. xD

[@toot8510]

lovely video you have unlocked so many memories i forgot i had thank you jordy :D always feel like i’m with my best girlie when i’m watching your videos

[@jordyscomputer]

I CRY

[@usakosenpai6174]

I think the shot with the guy shrugging at the coach was supposed to be what the nomal people saw shamus as, so hes like " isnt he too old?" And the coach looks to what is seemingly another teen. But maybe i misunderstood.

[@dandotvid]

I forgot Timothy Omundson was in this! WOW!

[@TristanBurgener]

Lol this and smart house are classics. Up there with eddys million dollar cook off