Whatever happened to Scottie?
Posted by Freakachu70@reddit | mythbusters | View on Reddit | 48 comments
I know that Grant’s robotics skills proved handy, but Scott’s metal skills were surely still useful. Plus she was a fun character
The_mingthing@reddit
Scottie didn't like being on screen and also did not get along too well with Adam on a few occotions. She decided to not be on screen anymore, but she continued to work for Jamie for quite a while after. You can spot her in some episodes after Grant joined.
She then left to get a certification as a dentist technician, not sure what she does after that.
Ragnarsworld@reddit
The show wasn't aired in order. Many of the myths took weeks or months to complete. Some of the episodes you see Scottie in the background were aired long after she left the show.
The_mingthing@reddit
Im not sure what point you are trying to make?
As I said, she was no longer on the show, she was still part of the crew behind the scenes that was helping out for a while after.
The show was made with the help of MI5, which was Jamie's shop. Both Scottie and Kari was employed at MI5 and was hired onto the show. Tori I belive was hired externally, as was Grant, trough being people known to both Jamie and Adam.
JJHall_ID@reddit
I think what they're saying is because the filming and episodes aren't necessarily in the same order, the episodes where you see her in the background may have been filmed before she officially left the show. Therefore even if they aired after she left, that's not an indicator that she was still working on the show/for MI5, after her last official episode.
I'm not arguing your point that she stayed on afterwards, I'm just explaining what the previous comment was trying to say.
The_mingthing@reddit
Which only makes sense if she left mid season.
CyberpunkVendMachine@reddit
They didn't have traditional "seasons" like other TV shows. They filmed all year, so it's certainly possible that she left at some point before the end of the year and thus "mid-season".
The_mingthing@reddit
Again... Grant was part of the show. She was in the background. That means she worked with the crew, after Grant took over. Are you saying she shot episodes in the fall after grant taking over in the spring?
serpicodegallo@reddit
just finished watching the first episode with Grant (S3E12, 'Hollywood On Trial'), and noticed that he and Scottie are both credited as Build Team members in the end credits
CyberpunkVendMachine@reddit
She was in episodes after Grant joined for the plant experiment and the moss experiment that were filmed before Grant joined, but were aired during episodes with Grant in it.
The only episode with both her and Grant filming at the same time was years later when she came back to help build a ramp.
CyberpunkVendMachine@reddit
She did come back for one episode in a later season to help build a ramp.
annachie@reddit
She "left" because she was supposedly the one behind the Ark of the Covenant prank.
The_mingthing@reddit
No, she was not. The producer pushed the build team to do it. She took one for the team. The producer was the one to blame.
nakedpopcorn@reddit
From busting myths to fixing teeth—Scottie really went from breaking things to making sure people can chew properly. Solid career pivot.
Artistic-Ad-8398@reddit
Peter Rees that’s what happened
Alyeska23@reddit
Scottie was a guest on the Mythfits podcast (Kari and Tory) and she goes into some detail about her difficulties on the show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txTv6ZcsuJQ
mysticreddit@reddit
She left due to a toxic work environment with the "Puppet Master"
Dan_Harkless@reddit
Looking at the producer credits and tenures on IMDb, seems like that might have been Eric Haven?
ptazdba@reddit
https://www.grunge.com/178024/what-scottie-chapman-has-been-doing-since-leaving-mythbusters/
Dan_Harkless@reddit
Thanks for the link. FYI, though, Scottie says in the latest Mythfits Podcast, "Why Scottie LEFT MythBusters (the TRUTH!)" that unlike what it says in the final paragraph of that story, she doesn't have two kids (she implies she has no kids).
Elderberry-West@reddit
I always heard she was fired for the baghdad batteries prank on adam. Cannot confirm though i thought adam talked about it on at so.e point
ExcaliburZSH@reddit
why Scotty left from her own moutho
Frankyvander@reddit
That was one of the producers who got in trouble over that particular prank
Consistent_Relief780@reddit
That’s the version I always heard. That a producer got it bad after that.
The_mingthing@reddit
She was not, she was still working for Jamie in at least one more season after, just not on screen.
The producer has denied that this was the reason and has repeatedly sent claims of defamation whenever anyone has mentioned this.
I belive this was just one of many drops that filled the cup. If you check out his IMDB profile, then see who wrote it, then you get an idea what the problem was.
He did an ama and plauged this subreddit a few years ago. Dudes unhinged.
nickflex85@reddit
She was my welding teacher 2002-2003 I always wondered what happened to her
soulreaverdan@reddit
If I remember right, Scottie did her episodes on the show, and basically had decided that it just wasn't really for her. Not everyone wants to be in a big position like that.
mazzicc@reddit
I feel like it’s definitely one of those positions with good and bad:
Good - really cool things to do and see
Bad - bad myths, very public persona
I’m sure there were myths that they discussed and refused to do, but there were also some they were not happy about, like hangovers, staying up with no sleep, anything where they got seasick, etc.
ZachPruckowski@reddit
I mean, television production is freaking brutal in terms of hours and pacing even when you're doing a "stand around and talk" TV show, and pretty much any amount of action doubles that.
Pandering_Panda7879@reddit
In one of his talks Adam talked about how Mythbusters had a huge timeframe per episode in the later seasons of 12 shoot days. Which is a lot for shows like these, but it's still not a lot in general. I'd say you probably have two weeks per episode in general.
92xSaabaru@reddit
Adam just talked a little about it on Wednesday's Tested stream. Check their uploads over the next week or two for an excerpt video.
She didn't like the high pace work of television and left to do her own thing. I saw somewhere she's now a dental hygienist, maybe full dentist, in California, but as she has chosen to stay out of the spotlight, I won't dig any deeper.
Fun fact: she was also the bassist for a while in the band which would later become Weezer.
tarrsk@reddit
Oo ee oo I look just like Adam Savage
Uh oh and you’re Jamie Hyneman
lookslikethatguy@reddit
🎶 I don't care what they say about reality 🎶 🎶 (I) Substitute my own! 🎶
Wonko_MH@reddit
Angry Buddy Holly upvote.
ArgosWatch@reddit
I don’t know about that…
MattGorilla@reddit
Love your username! I miss my Aero.
Bluepilgrim3@reddit
I don’t know about you but I take comfort in that. It’s good knowing she’s out there, cleaning teeth. Takin’ ‘er easy for all us sinners.
lastraven85@reddit
Have yourself a sasparilla for that reference
Emerald_Rain4@reddit
She is in the dental field. But she still does metal art
SomberGuitar@reddit
She should combine those talents and make custom braces.
teslaactual@reddit
She decided that Hollywood and the TV life wasn't for her and went and got a dayjob in i think dentistry
THElaytox@reddit
I remember there was an episode where they were testing the myth that a construction worker fell off a building and saved himself gliding on a piece of cardboard and they forced her to do it and she was terrified of heights and either Jamie or Adam (can't remember, probably Adam) yelled at her for not wanting to do it. Think that's when she decided she didn't want to do the show anymore
Moakmeister@reddit
Wtf imma need some more info on this
EmperorsChamberMaid_@reddit
That was Christine
THElaytox@reddit
Oh yep, wrong person. Apparently it's been 20 years since those episodes aired, my memory is going
EmperorsChamberMaid_@reddit
No problem, just wanted to clarify. I still watch it too frequently so know a bit too much!
Stick-Outside@reddit
I really liked her!
Disgruntled_Oldguy@reddit
She doesn't know.
l008com@reddit
Don't tell Scottie