After 15 seasons, encompassing 16 years, Abby Scuito will be leaving the NCIS lab for good.
Actress Pauley Perrette announced in October 2017 that she had decided it was time to hang up her lab coat after over 300 episodes, and NCIS fans are already mourning her loss.
Former NCIS agent Tony DiNozzo once described Abby as, "a paradox wrapped in an oxymoron smothered in contradictions in terms. Sleeps in a coffin. Really, the happiest Goth you'll ever meet."
This remarkable character not only affected the universe which is NCIS, but the real world as well.
Can the show survive without its near genius forensic specialist whose can-do attitude and effervescent personality has kept fans tuning in week after week, year after year?
Time will tell, but in the mean time, we'll list the 13 ways in which Ms. Abby Scuito changed our world.
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1. The Abby Effect
Where the overall field of science has been dominated by men, Abby Sciuto has made a difference.
With 15 years on screen as a top forensic scientist, Abby has inspired many girls and young women to enter the field.
The NCIS Abby Effect (along with characters from Bones and CSI) are considered part of the reason why students going into forensic science programs are over 70% female! That’s pretty amazing.
2. There Are Even Abby Sciuto Inspired Scholarships...
One scholarship is at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City and the second is to Ms. Perrette's own alma mater, Valdosta State University in Georgia.
3. Keeping Work Fun
Was there ever a time you saw her lab where the music wasn't playing or you couldn't spot at least one toy?
There have been stuffed bunnies, giraffes, and of course the infamous Bert the Farting Hippo.
4. Have Your Own Style
If anyone ever questioned Abby's look, she only smiled and remained purposefully oblivious. If there was ever a character who was comfortable in her own skin, it's been Abby Sciuto.
5. Making Gibbs Smile
Gibbs and Abby have always had a father/daughter like relationship. She's kept him smiling and he's kept her stocked with Caf-Pows for 15 seasons!
We don't know how Gibbs will cope without Abby's smiling face to greet him each day.
6. Abby and McGee
But that's not necessarily a bad thing. The two have developed a life long friendship and both have found their own happiness.