Tim Allen He revealed whether there are plans for the former Home improvement com. costar Jonathan Taylor Thomas To appear in a new sitcom Transmission gears.
“Everything is a possibility,” Allen, 71, shared exclusively with Latest version of Us Weekly. He just came back (to the last episode we shot). “He showed up on the set.”
Allen said he would love nothing more Share the screen with Thomas43, adding again: “He's literally my baby. I've raised this baby for eight years on Home Improvement. All of these are my babies and I'm sick of it.”
Before leading the ABC staff Transmission gearsAllen shined Home improvement From 1991 to 1999 side by side Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Taran Noah Smith, Zachary Ty Bryan, Richard Karn and Debbie Dunning. Thomas exited the series early to focus on school and eventually made the decision to do so Back away from acting completely.
Does everyone know what time it is? That was the catchphrase coming out of Home Improvement, a sitcom that aired on ABC from September 1991 to May 1999. The 30-minute comedy followed Tim “The Toolman” Taylor (Tim Allen) as he… He hosted a home improvement show called “Gadget Time,” even though it's not (…) at all.
Allen and Thomas ended up meeting on-screen in four episodes of the series Last man standing. Thomas also directed three episodes of the sitcom. While Thomas remained out of the public eye, Allen continued to find success as America's favorite sitcom dad through his roles as Mike Baxter in Last man standingWhich extended from 2011 to 2021, and Now Parker is dead Transmission gears.
(My on-screen ex-wife) Nancy Travis She once told me (something) after I called her during that Last man standing. I said: Did you talk to the girls (who play our daughters) over the summer? Then there was a long pause and she said, “Tim, these are not our daughters and I'm not actually your wife.” “She was very cool about it because sometimes when they were having trouble with the show, I'd say, 'How do you think they're feeling?' And she'd say, “Tim, they're actors.” “We just read (what's on the page but) it's not really sad.”
on Transmission gearsAllen plays a widowed father opposite an estranged daughter, who plays herself Kat Dennings. The duo gushed about how they “immediately” Formed a connection Once cast in the show.
“The director wanted to see how we were getting along. She never stopped. The division was crazy. We were born on the same day, so many years apart,” he said. we. “We're different in a lot of ways. But our attitude toward comedy is very similar. It cracks me up and I'm not easy that way. Kat can (deliver these lines) with a straight face. Her anger — which I played on 2 break girls – Much like the intensity Mike Baxter can get to now.
Allen continued: “When we argue on screen, it's funny that we interrupt each other, and that's completely normal. I don't know where it's coming from. I actually adore this person. She and her husband (Andrew W.KThey are great people. It's like I've known her for some weird years, like most actors.
Dennings, 38, felt the same way Her relationship with Allen.
“It clicked very quickly. We had lunch after I accepted the role and I immediately felt like I could trust him for some reason. we. “He opened up to me pretty quickly. So (I was) like, 'OK, this guy's letting me in.'
The trust in the group allowed Dennings and Allen to do so Improve their comedic skills. “It seemed very organic,” Dennings recalls. As (filming) progressed, our scenes became very funny, if I do say so myself. Arguments are my favorite scenes because I don't feel afraid. There is no fear for any of us. “We definitely want to and it's a lot of fun.”
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While Allen enjoyed working on it Transmission gears, He wasn't sure at first He will return to the sitcoms to say we“It was a complicated decision. I was doing Disney+ Santa Claus series at the time and I said, “I can't really think about this now.” Do I want to do linear TV? I was very depressed by the impact of live TV. So if I do it, I want to elevate it.
Transmission gears It airs on ABC Wednesday at 8pm ET before airing the next day on Hulu.
