Tim Allen talks about a possible cameo from Jonathan Taylor Thomas, switching gears
Tim Allen revealed whether there are plans for former DIYer Costar Jonathan Taylor Thomas to appear in his new sitcom Changing gears.
“Everything is a possibility,” Allen, 71, shared exclusively latest edition of Us weekly. “He just came back (for the last episode we shot). He showed up on set.”
Allen said he would love nothing more than to do it Share the screen with Thomas43, added again: “He is literally my child. I raised the child with DIY for eight years. These are all my children and it makes me kind of sick.”
Before leading the cast of ABC’s Changing gearsAllen played the main role DIYer from 1991 to 1999 next to it Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Taran Noah Smith, Zachery Ty Bryan, Richard Karn And Debbe Dunning. Thomas dropped out of the series early to concentrate on school and ultimately decided to do so to step away from acting completely.
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Allen and Thomas eventually reunited on screen for four episodes 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 with his roles as Mike Baxter Last man standingwhich ran from 2011 to 2021, and Now Matt Parker is there Changing gears.
“(My former film wife) Nancy Travis once told me (something) after I called her Last man standing. I said, ‘Did you talk to the girls (who play our daughters) over the summer?’ Then there’s this long pause and she says, ‘Tim, they’re not our daughters and I’m not really your wife,'” he joked . “She was so wonderful about it because sometimes when they were having problems on the show, I would ask, ‘How do you think they feel?’ And she replied, “Tim, they’re actors. We just read (which is on the page) that she’s not really that sad.'”
To Changing gearsAllen plays a widowed father opposite an estranged daughter, played by Cat Dennings. The duo gushed that they “immediately” a connection is established once cast in the show.
“The director wanted to see how we got along. It never stopped. The kismet was crazy. We were both born on the same day – many years apart,” he said Us. “We are different in many ways. But our approach to comedy is very similar. She makes me laugh and that doesn’t make it easy for me. Kat can deliver (these lines) with a straight face. Her anger – which she took advantage of 2 broke girls – is very similar to the sharpness that Mike Baxter could achieve now.”
Allen continued: “When we argue on screen, it’s funny that we interrupt each other, and that comes naturally. I don’t know where it comes from. I already adore this person. She and her husband (Andrew WK) are great people. It’s like I’ve known her for a hell of a lot of years, just like most of these cast members.”
Dennings, 38, felt the same way her bond with everyone.
“It clicked pretty quickly. We had lunch after I accepted the role and I immediately felt like I could trust him for some reason,” she shared in an exclusive interview Us. “And he opened up to me very quickly. So I thought, ‘Okay, this guy is letting me in.'”
The trust on set made it possible for Dennings and Allen improve their comedic skills. “It felt very organic,” Dennings remembers. “And the further filming has progressed, the funnier our scenes are, if I do say so myself. The arguments are my favorite scenes because I’m not afraid. There is no fear for any of us. We just give it our all and it’s so much fun.”
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While Allen enjoyed working on it Changing gears, He wasn’t sure at first He would return to sitcoms and narrate Us“It was a complicated decision. I did Disney+ Santa Claus series at the time and I said, “I really can’t think about it now.” Do I want to do linear TV? I was so depressed about how much streaming was hurting television. So once I’ve done it, I want to improve it.”
Changing gears airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu.
