scatterbrained

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Typical of the movie’s scatterbrained nature is the small drama it creates, then discards, about Guthrie’s past: He lived in Germany for years, though no one seems interested in whether this ended before the war.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 24, 2025

Admirers call the animal “Bullwinkle” or “Rutt,” the latter in homage to a scatterbrained moose from the movie “Brother Bear.”

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2023

I got scatterbrained and stupid; I fumbled little things like my schedule and my shopping list.

From Washington Post • Jan. 11, 2023

McCurdy’s character, Sam, starred in Nickelodeon spinoff “Sam & Cat” with Ariana Grande — who played scatterbrained redhead Cat Valentine in the network’s series “Victorious” — but it lasted for only one year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2021

Cleve Dobbins was a scatterbrained former Army M.P. in his for-ties.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover