# Temporary Mythbuster Jessi **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2009, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603 "2009-12-17T05:17:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/41 "2009-12-17T22:08:30Z")
I wish they wouldn’t script the intros to the myths so much. Just have everybody bullshit about the myth for a while, and edit the conversation down to a minute and half. These guys aren’t actors or spokesmodels, and the scripted banter is painful. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/42 "2009-12-17T22:19:52Z")
> [@AWB](#): > > And somewhere on the Internet I saw a pic of her doing Diet Coke & Mentos experiments wearing no much more than a mini-lab coat. 😃 Yeah, that was from a photo shoot she did a few years back for FHM Magazine. Mmmmmm. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/43 "2009-12-17T22:22:15Z")
> [@butler1850](#): > > That said, the new one is cute, seems more competent than Kari, but isn’t nearly as hot. Kari’s an artist and sculptor. It seems like Jessi may be more of a mechanic, based on her installation of the nitrous system in that car. Different skill sets. ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/44 "2009-12-17T23:06:00Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > I wish they wouldn’t script the intros to the myths so much. Just have everybody bullshit about the myth for a while, and edit the conversation down to a minute and half. These guys aren’t actors or spokesmodels, and the scripted banter is painful. Agreed. ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/45 "2009-12-17T23:33:15Z")
Makes me long for the days of Tim Hunkin. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/46 "2009-12-17T23:36:03Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > I wish they wouldn’t script the intros to the myths so much. Just have everybody bullshit about the myth for a while, and edit the conversation down to a minute and half. These guys aren’t actors or spokesmodels, and the scripted banter is painful. Besides Adam (his English film director accent and his “Pirates of the Caribbean” accent), Grant seems to be most prone to doing that, as evidenced by his Keanu Reeves impressions during the “Speed” bus-jumping myth. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/47 "2009-12-18T01:42:57Z")
Scottie would be quite good looking if it weren’t for the damn tats. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/48 "2009-12-18T04:00:18Z")
> [@AWB](#): > > The first episode I remember of Kari is when they made an impression of her butt for the airline-toilet-suction myth… I believe that was her first appearance. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/49 "2009-12-18T04:08:00Z")
It’s true that Jessi is no Kari Byron. By the same token though, Kari is no Jessi Combs. I’m not just spouting a tautology here. Rather, I think that the two ladies make different contributions and that they’re attractive in their own unique ways. Personally, I’d be more inclined to give Jessi a look in real life. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/50 "2009-12-18T06:45:01Z")
> [@](#): > > I imagine Jamie and Adam have some sort of executive control. Kari and Tory are/were employees of Jamie though. You can occasionally see them in earlier episodes before they official joined the show. Tori yes, but are you sure about Kari? I seem to recall reading that she just been hired for the show and they had her being the butt model for the toilet seat myth her first day on the job as sort of a hazing for the new kid. ---
**Author:** ![dgriessmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c6cbf5/32.png) [@dgriessmann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dgriessmann)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 12:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/51 "2009-12-18T12:44:28Z")
Jessi has some skills but she’s trying waaaaaaaaaaay to hard. But I also believe that might be coming from the directors because Tory (as of late) is trying waaaay to hard! I’ll be happy to Jessi go and Kari’s return. She seems more genuine in front of the camera. Also, Kari was an hired employee for Jamie’s M5I company and they used her butt on her first day for that myth. She wasn’t hired talent for MB, she just became it over time. Oh and Kari over Jessi any day of the week! ---
**Author:** ![Turek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/turek/32/18782_2.png) [@Turek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Turek)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/52 "2009-12-18T13:20:13Z")
> [@dgriessmann](#): > > Jessi has some skills but she’s trying waaaaaaaaaaay to hard. But I also believe that might be coming from the directors because Tory (as of late) is trying waaaay to hard! I interpreted that as Tory being a bit smitten with his new cast-mate. Also, did I see a flash of Christine (the Myth-tern) when they were prepping the petri dishes for the samples the students collected? > [@](#): > > Oh and Kari over Jessi any day of the week! Now THERE’s a photo I’d pay to see. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Frazzled](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frazzled/32/3368_2.png) [@Frazzled](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frazzled)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/53 "2009-12-18T15:44:33Z")
> [@Little\_Nemo](#): > > Tori yes, but are you sure about Kari? I seem to recall reading that she just been hired for the show and they had her being the butt model for the toilet seat myth her first day on the job as sort of a hazing for the new kid. Recently the Discovery Channel was running some early episodes of Mythbusters. One of the very first episodes featured the story of Larry Walters attaching weather balloons to his lawn chair for an impromptu flight over Los Angeles. Karri was in the background in the shop, and was one of several people helping out while they did the flight. She was just one of several assistants and wasn’t featured as a stand out in any way. I think the butt episode is the first time she was able to speak on camera, but I think she has been on screen since the start. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/54 "2009-12-18T16:06:57Z")
Jessi is cute. And hot. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/55 "2009-12-18T16:39:53Z")
> [@Icerigger](#): > > Makes me long for the days of Tim Hunkin. Tim’s still [going strong](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6803107/Whack-a-banker-arcade-game-is-a-hit.html). ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/56 "2009-12-19T04:01:07Z")
When I met Jamie at Randi’s Amazing Meeting a few years ago, he said that Scotty left the show because she wasn’t comfortable with the attention she had been getting after appearing on TV. He said he was sorry to see her go, because she was one of the best welders he had ever met, male or female. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/57 "2009-12-19T05:27:32Z")
> [@ShadowFacts](#): > > Didn’t like her - she really needs to tone it down. > > (And I didn’t think she was all that cute, either, but YMMV). Amen. Waiting for Kari. . ---
**Author:** ![WarmNPrickly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d78d45/32.png) [@WarmNPrickly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WarmNPrickly)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/58 "2009-12-22T04:35:33Z")
I liked her a lot, but mostly because I really dislike the Kari worship. Kari does a fine job, but she’s nothing special. ---
**Author:** ![commasense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/commasense/32/3017_2.png) [@commasense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/commasense)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/59 "2009-12-22T16:02:38Z")
> [@WarmNPrickly](#): > > I liked her a lot, but mostly because I really dislike the Kari worship. Kari does a fine job, but she’s nothing special. Sacrilege! Kari is a geek goddess whose feet you are not worthy to lick. Oh, and time to show off my favorite picture. [Me and Kari in Las Vegas](http://www.lfexaminer.com/IMG_0322.JPG). (Photo by [Adam Savage](http://www.lfexaminer.com/IMG_0323.JPG). (Photo by Kari.)) ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2009, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603/60 "2009-12-22T16:25:29Z")
You are never going to get tired of posting that photo, are you? Not that I’m complaining, mind you. I’d say that Jessi has the chops it takes to [take Kari in a fight](http://www.4x4review.com/feature/Jessi_Combs004.JPG). She makes muscles look good. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/temporary-mythbuster-jessi/521603.md?page=4)