Tim Allen talks about possible Jonathan Taylor Thomas cameo

Tim Allen Reveal if there are plans Home decoration supporting role Jonathan Taylor Thomas Appearing in his new sitcom shift gears.

“Everything is possible,” 71-year-old Allen said in the latest issue of ” US Weekly. “He just came back [to the last episode we filmed]. He showed up on the set.

Allen said he loved nothing more than sharing the screen with Thomas, 43, again, adding, “He’s literally my child. I raised that kid for eight years on home improvement. All of these are my kids, and I Getting a little tired of this.

Before leading the cast of ABC’s shift gearsstarring Allen Home decoration from 1991 to 1999 Thomas, Patricia Richardson, Taran Noah Smith, Zachary Tyblaine, Richard Kahn and Debbe Dunnan. Thomas left the show early to focus on his studies, and eventually decided to quit acting altogether.

Ellen and Thomas eventually reunited on screen for four episodes last person standing. Thomas also directed three episodes of the sitcom. While Thomas has remained out of the public eye, Allen has continued to find success as America’s most popular sitcom dad with his role as Mike Baxter on “American Sitcom.” last person standingwhich ran from 2011 to 2021 and now features Matt Parker in shift gears.

“[My former onscreen wife] Nancy Travis told me once [something] after i called her last person standing. I said, ‘Have you talked to the girls? [who play our daughters] All summer long? Then there was a long pause and she said, ‘Tim, these are not our daughters, and I’m not actually your wife,'” he quipped. “She was very cool with it because sometimes when they were having trouble on the show, I would ask, ‘How do you think they feel?’ and she would reply, ‘Tim, they’re actors. We just read [what is on the page but] She wasn’t actually that sad.

exist shift gearsAllen plays a widowed father opposite his estranged daughter. Kate Dennings. The pair gushed about how they connected “immediately” after being chosen to appear on the show.

“The director wants to see how we get along. It never stops. Destiny is crazy. We were both born on the same day—years apart,” he told us us. “We are different in many ways. But our approach to comedy is very similar. She makes me laugh, which is not easy for me. Ji-chan [deliver these lines] Keep a straight face. Her anger – she took advantage of 2 bankrupt girls — very similar to the clarity Mike Baxter can achieve now.

Allen continued: “When we’re arguing on screen, we interrupt each other, and it’s funny, it’s natural. I don’t know where it comes from. I already like this person. Her and her husband [Andrew W.K.] All great people. It’s like I’ve known her for years, like most of the cast.

Dennings, 38, feels the same way about her relationship with Allen.

“It clicked pretty quickly. After I accepted the role, we had lunch and I immediately felt like I could trust him for some reason,” she said in an exclusive interview. us. “He opened up to me very quickly. So I [was] Like, ‘Okay, this guy let me in.’

The trust on set allowed Dennings and Allen to hone their comedic skills. “It felt very organic,” Dennings recalls. “And as [filming has] Going forward, our scenes were so funny, if I do say so myself. Arguing is my favorite scenario to play because I have no fear. Neither of us has any fear. We definitely give it our all and it’s a lot of fun.

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Although Alan enjoys his work shift gearswho was initially unsure he would return to the sitcom, told us“It’s a complicated decision. I’m doing Disney+ santa claus Series at the time, I said, “I really can’t think about this right now.” Do I want to do linear TV? I’m so frustrated with how much streaming is hurting television. So if I make it, I want to level it up.

shift gears It airs Wednesdays at 8pm ET on ABC and the next day on Hulu.