Here's a recent photo of her:
http://www.theatreconference.org/current-conference/featured-artists/
Scroll to the bottom.
And I think this is her twitter:
https://twitter.com/#!/jeanbscott
Be cool for an Airwolf fan to get in touch and maybe do an Airwolf memories type interview with her.
JBS wasn't and still isn't welcome in the Airwolf show. She is a perfect example of PC madness. Even as far back as the 80s the PC madness was there it just wasn't at the pandemic level it is nowadays. The first season nailed it perfectly. It was like The A Team so it was. A show with guys in it aimed at guy viewers. Women have their own stuff it's all over the place so it is. And some idiots think women should not only have their own stuff but be a part of guys stuff as well. Having their cake and eating it as well and then asking for more. Deny it and you are sexist. How is that equality. Equality only gets shouted when it suits them!. JBS was a third wheel. I don't care if she is one of the nicest women you will ever meet. I am not interested in what she is like offscreen. All I am refering to is her unwanted and unwelcome Airwolf character!. Airwolf truly stopped being Airwolf the moment she was introduced to the show. Airwolf is Stringfellow Hawke and Dominic Santini.
"We convoke the Nephilim and they come to us. Strangers, with the eyes of men"
Trioxin_Zombie:
That's pretty uncalled for and rude. You cannot blame her for being hired on the show.
It usually is uncalled for and rude to those who read things they don't agree with when there is more than an air of truth about what was said. Can't blame her? she wasn't forced at gun point to join the show!.
"We convoke the Nephilim and they come to us. Strangers, with the eyes of men"
"Airwolf truly stopped being Airwolf" for a number of reasons. She was just one of the reasons that season two was such a big drop off from season one in quality.
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Among Airwolf fans, that's very much a minority opinion. An extreme minority as a matter of fact. One reason being is that the changes CBS made over the latter two seasons made the episodes really drag. Season one eps. flowed so well from beginning to end and had outstanding action sequences.
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Yes she was one of the reasons my friend. IMO she was the biggest reason the show took a dip from which it never recovered. Patricia McPherson played Bonnie in Knight Rider and she was perfect for the role. She didn't look or feel like she was a third wheel or anything. Not like JBS is was and will always be in Airwolf. To me, she is the sole reason for the shows demise. Yeah there was other elements folks were not happy with. But to me none of that mattered. I enjoyed every moment of the show she wasn't onscreen. Complete and total resentment of her presence.
"Animal senses ever alert. Praise be to the father war!"
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Yes she was one of the reasons my friend. IMO she was the biggest reason the show took a dip from which it never recovered. Patricia McPherson played Bonnie in Knight Rider and she was perfect for the role. She didn't look or feel like she was a third wheel or anything. Not like JBS is was and will always be in Airwolf. To me, she is the sole reason for the shows demise. Yeah there was other elements folks were not happy with. But to me none of that mattered. I enjoyed every moment of the show she wasn't onscreen. Complete and total resentment of her presence.
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So the show's demise and eventual cancellation had nothing to do with JMV's alcohol and drug abuse? The fact that he would often show up on set intoxicated/hung over which reflected through his performances? What with him slurring his lines and all. If he had gotten his act together, then maybe the show would have run for longer. Jean perhaps wasn't that popular, but then again it wasn't entirely her fault. Some of the blame might just lie with the writers, producers and directors.
Well I have a comment for two of you. By Trioxin_Zombie...and CavalorCumano. The show itself was doing good. With the pilot. Now who said the cancellation had nothing to do with JMV's alcohol and drug abuse? It sure the hell did. Yes its true Jan-Michael would always show on set drunk and yes he would slurr his lines.
But why did you put blame on Jean Bruce Scott? She had nothing to do with the shows cancellation. Just like The A-Team. It was humourist...and when Melinda Culea came on scene...she's the reason I watched the show. Jean Bruce right now is 57...Melinda is 59. Jean was born in 1957...Melinda born in 1955. Now if it wasn't for these talented ladies. There wouldn't be viewers. Now if Jan-Michael didn't drink...he would do a good job on the show. Sometimes the castmembers would have to wait days and days for JMV to get over his stupidty and come on set to do his scene. I don't like when another actor or actress is blamed for no reason. On The A-Team...Melinda was fired. Because of George Peppard. He didn't like having a female lead on the show. And it was Jan-Michael who screwed the show to get cancelled. Not Jean Bruce. When Jean Bruce left the show. She was on Magnum PI. And Melinda went to other tv shows and couple of sitcoms. One was"Family Ties". Melinda did one episode of"Star Trek:TNG". But her co star on A Team Dwight Schultz is a cast regular..And two other co stars from The A-Team. fROM the episode"Black Rock"...or something like that. Also with Sid Haig. Jean Bruce Scott was a vailable asset on airwolf and Melinda Culea was also a vailable asset on A-Team. But two co stars didn't like her. And one main one is George Peppard. Now Dirk Benedict and Dwight Schultz loved her.
Leave me out of it. I know that Airwolf's cancellation was JMV's fault and that JBS wasn't to blame. There are some viewers who didn't like her, but I did and thought her character was let down by poor writing.
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Jean Bruce Scott had nothing to do with the shows cancellation. It was Jan Michael's doing. Why do you blame Jean Bruce for...do you have something against her? JBS is the reason I watched the show. Jan Michael is the one reason the was canceled...because of his doing alcohol and drugs. When on the set. The dir..producers...castmembers had to wait and wait periodically for Jan Michael to come out of his trailor. Because he was stinking drunk. Could you tell when Jan Micahel is on the show...he is acting like he doesn't know what he's doing? I could. He sometimes snaps at castmates for no reason. The only person on the set was in a good mood is Jean bruce...so don't blame her for anything. Blame Jan Michael Vincent. Just like The A-Team. When they brought on Melinda Culea..as Amy Allen. She is the reason I watched. But George Peppard himself didn't like having a woman for a lead role. So he got her fired. So if you want to blame airwolf cancellation. Blame Jan Michael.
shareTrioxin_Zombie...You're one idiot who thinks Jean Bruce Scott had to do with the shows cancellation. I know she didn't cause the shows demise. It was no other then Jan Michael Vincent. It was his alcohol and drugs that shortened the show. And to be canceled. It sure the hell wasn't JBS. You should ask Alex Cord and Earnest Borgnine. They said on the set..before they was ready to shoot a scene. Jean Bruce Scott was a delighful person on the set. And it was Jan Michael who was drunk in his trailor during the shoots. So why don't you do alittle research and stop your blame of the person who had nothing to do with the cancelling of the show. I think Trioxin Zombie...you don't like being criticized. And you want to blame the shows cancellation on someone. Well I can blame you...how about that. For being an ass.
shareYou have a faulty memory or did you purposely leave out Jan-Michael Vincent problems with drugs and alcohol? I met Donald Bellisario in the late 90's on the Universal backlot. He spent about 10 to 15 minutes with us. I did ask him about Airwolf, JMV and all rumors. He said making that series was one of the biggest nightmares he ever had to deal with, the demands of Universal, their demands for better ratings and the downfall of JMV dependence on drugs and alcohol. It was never a happy set, just getting Jan out of his trailer sober and not high was a daily chore. Universal also wanted to attract more female viewers so they told him to add a female character (but I asked if they wanted better ratings then they should've hired a hunky actor?) He knew Jean from Magnum and asked her to join the show. Production and filming was unbelievably slow process, mostly because of Jan and he was planning to leave the show as executive producer and show runner but luckily it was cancelled. I thought he would be grumpy and crabby old man, but he was really nice. He loves to talk to fans of the shows he created and produced. He said he liked the feedback. We mostly talked about Quantum Leap and only answered a few questions about Airwolf. He loved working with Ernest Borgnine and said he was the nicest man, very professional. So, the only one who ruined the show was JMV and maybe a little blame belongs to Universal.
shareSo, if you were a professional actor, and had been invited by the CREATOR & EXECUTIVE PRODUCER of the show; the man who started it all (without him, there wouldn't of been a Stringfellow Hawke, Dominic Santini, Season 1 or "Airwolf"), you would turn down the offer of being one of the regular cast members of a prime-time hit show, working everyday for 8 months per season?
I'll admit, her character became less of the independent, fierce personality as seen in 'Sweet Britches', but that's NOT because of the actress. That's bad, inconsistent writing.
Two other actresses I would of liked to of seen, and who would of been better suited to the show, purely because of the characters they were CAST to PLAY, were Robin Riker and Nancy Everhard.
Robin's character, Dr. Karen Hansen in 'Moffett's Ghost', had a history with Hawke, worked on the original design project of the helicopter with Moffett, and knew how to operate the computer systems onboard. This is why you see her fly with Hawke in the finale of that episode. Nancy, as Roan Carver in 'Eagles', was a strong, confident fixed-wing pilot, who took chances both in the air and on the ground, and also had a chemistry with Hawke.
But Jean Bruce Scott was given a character that started off great, but over time, became a cliched damsel in distress. That again is NOT her fault. She had probably been told the writing would improve, and return Caitlin to form, and here and there, it did, but on the whole, the writers didn't take advantage of the possibilities.
I have no problem with female characters coming in for an episode or so and hanging with the two guys. If the story required it. But at the end of the day it would always be String and Dom and no one else. That's it. The way it should have been right to the end. This is why season one will always be the superior season of all three seasons. Hell even the episodes in later seasons where JBS isn't in them is a blessing. No hate for JBS as an actress or as a person. I just say she was and still isn't welcome on the Airwolfr show. It didn't need her there. It shows how the suits tampering with unbroken things can bollocks it up with their idiotic antics. Just because they are making a show - it doesn't always mean they know what's best for it. The viewer knows best!. The viewer is the bread and butter for these chumps in suits. And sometimes they seem to forget this fact. Because at the end of the day if no one tunes in or buys the DVDs (VHS tapes back then) who will?. It wont be the suits.
"Animal senses ever alert. Praise be to the father war!"
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If JBS was such a drag on the show, why did Bellasario hire her to play a recurring role on Magnum PI? Magnum was as much a male centered show as Airwolf. Also, producers don't hire actors whom they have no confidence in. No, the demise of Airwolf was down to JMV's off screen problems and perhaps the show not having a big enough ensemble to cover for him. Example, In The Heat of the Night didn't have to rely on Howard Rollins due to the size of the ensemble. They could center the show around several other characters. Perhaps, if Airwolf could have successfully replaced JMV or centered the stories on Ernie Borgnine the show may have had a longer run. I'm watching the episode "Desperate MOnday" right now and I can tell JMV is not all there. It's a real shame because he had talent and could have gone far in the business.
shareTrioxin...Why don't stop being an ass. JBS isn't the blame for AirWolf being canceled. It was Jan Michael Vincent..and his abuse of alcohol and drugs. So blame him ok. I blame you for being an ass!!!!
shareWhy do you blame Jean Bruce Scott? She's not the one who got the show canceled. It was Jan Michael Vincent and his alcohol and drugs. So stop blaming a person who had nothing to do with the shows cancellation. And stop being an ass.
shareI liked Jean Bruce Scott on the show very much. There weren't too many pretty, tough, sweet, red-haired women on TV at the time so she was a welcome addition. I liked the episode where she was introduced (I can picture Trioxin_Zombie calling her a "flying meter maid" and meaning it more than Lance LeGault). I also liked the episode (or was it a two-parter) with the biological weapon at the Russian lab. She was always helping String or Dom or needing to be helped, so it was a nice dynamic between the team.
shareShe's a good actress and I felt she added to the show.
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I only own seasons 2 and 3 on DVD and that is because of JBS!
They reason the show went into the dumper is JMV drinking. You can tell as the show went on he became less sober. They say they had to hold him up to act some of the scenes!
I loved Jean.. as a young girl in the 1980s she was an inspiration...for a while I was wanting to be a chopper pilot. Loved her. I can imagine many girls found Airwolf because of Jean...
They reason the show went into the dumper is JMV drinking. You can tell as the show went on he became less sober. They say they had to hold him up to act some of the scenes!
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Wow reading this thread right now, I never knew so many Airwolf fans disliked Jean Bruce Scott's character so much. I'm currently rewatching the whole Airwolf series, and I don't think she's that bad. Most movies/shows have at least one female character in amongst all the guys (think Princess Leia and stuff like that). Everything seems to have that set up.
Kaitlyn certainly was annoying in some episodes, but others she wasn't so much. I do agree that the character shouldn't be shoehorned in to fit some kind of quota, but should be written to slot naturally and seamlessly with the rest of the program. I think they managed to pull that off okay, but I think in retrospect they could've easily brought in a young pilot dude (like the Kevin Hansen character from Season 2's Natural Born) or given more screen time to Archangel and Marella, instead of Kaitlyn.
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"I never knew so many Airwolf fans disliked Jean Bruce Scott's character so much."
Yeah, that baffled me as well. I mean, the character didnt add anything significant to the show, but i never felt she was in the way of anything either.
"I told the others, they didn't believe me. You're all doomed. You're all doomed."
. I mean, the character didnt add anything significant to the show, but i never felt she was in the way of anything either