Tim Allen Reveal whether there are plans for the former home improvement costar Jonathan Taylor Thomas to appear in his new sitcom Shifting gears.
“Everything is a possibility,” Allen, 71, shared exclusively Its new number our weekly. “He just came back (to the last episode we shot). He appeared on the set.”
Allen said he would like nothing more Share the screen with Thomas43, adding again, “He's literally my baby. I raised that kid for eight years in home improvement. These are all my kids and I'm sick of this.”
Before leading the cast of ABC Shifting gearsAllen acted home improvement From 1991 to 1999 as well Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Taran Noah Smith, Zachary Ty Bryan, Richard Kern And Debbie Dunning. Thomas dropped out of the series early to focus on school and eventually decided to Quit acting altogether.
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Allen and Thomas reunited on screen for four episodes Last Man Standing. Thomas also directed three episodes of the sitcom. Although Thomas has remained out of the public eye, Allen has continued to find success in his role as Mike Baxter as America's favorite sitcom dad. Last Man Standingwhich ran from 2011 to 2021, and Matt Parker is in now Shifting gears.
“(My ex-onscreen wife) Nancy Travis Once I called him he told me (something). Last Man Standing. I said, 'Have you talked to the girls (who play our girls) in the summer?' Then there's this long pause and she goes, 'Tim, these aren't our girls and I'm not actually your wife,'” she quipped. “She was so wonderful about it because sometimes when they got into trouble on the show, I'd go, 'How do you feel about them?' And he would reply, 'Tim, they're actors. We only read (what's on the page but) he's not really that sad.'
on Shifting gearsAllen plays a widowed father opposite an estranged daughter Kat Dennings. The two gushed over how “instantly” they did created a connection Once cast in the show.
“The director wanted to see how we got along. It never stopped. Kismet was crazy. We were both born on the same day – many years apart,” he said our. “We are different in many ways. But our attitude towards comedy is very similar. He cracked me up and I'm not that easy. Cat with a straight face (can supply these lines). His anger – that he played 2 Break Girls — very similar to the sharpness that Mike Baxter can get now.”
Allen continued: “When we argue on screen, it's funny that we interrupt each other and it comes quite naturally. I don't know where it's coming from. I already adore this person. She and her husband (Andrew W.K) great people. It feels like I've known him for years, just like most of this cast.”
Dennings, 38, felt the same way His bond with Allen.
“It clicked pretty quickly. We had lunch after I accepted the role and I immediately felt that I could trust him for some reason,” she shared in an exclusive interview. our. “And he opened up to me really quickly. So I (was) 'OK, this guy's like letting me in.'”
Seth's faith allowed Dennings and Allen Improve their comedy skills. “It felt very organic,” Dennings recalls. “And as (filming) progressed, our scenes were pretty funny, if I do say so myself. Arguments are my favorite scene because I have no fear. None of us have any fear. We just go for it and it's a lot of fun.”
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Allen enjoyed the work Shifting gears, He wasn't sure at first He would return to sitcoms, say our“It was a tough decision. I was doing Disney+ Santa Claus That time series and I said, 'I really can't think about this right now.' Do I want linear TV? I was very sad about how streaming hurt television. So if I've done it, I want to improve it.”
Shifting gears ABC airs Wednesdays at 8 pm ET before streaming the next day on Hulu.