Tim Allen’s former TV costars simply can’t cease visiting Shifting Gears!
Whereas taping an upcoming episode of the ABC sitcom, Allen, 72, acquired a particular shock from one in every of his Final Man Standing TV daughters, Kaitlyn Dever.
“Some behind the scenes love for you: the very best shock,” a Friday, December 5, social media submit from the present learn. “Thanks for stopping by @kaitlyndever!”
Within the footage, Allen walked into the home set, the place Dever, 28, had her head buried in a fridge.
“Oh,” Dever stated when she seemed as much as discover Allen approaching, earlier than they embraced in a candy hug.
Dever notably performed Allen’s daughter Eve on all 9 seasons of Final Man Standing.
“I really like enjoying her simply because the writers write this hilarious stuff for her, and superb traces. I really like doing that and making individuals chuckle,” the Rosaline actress stated in a 2013 interview with She Mentioned Media Mentioned. “I feel I relate to her in the best way that she has such a dry humorousness, and I’ve a really dry humorousness in actual life too. She’s a very enjoyable character. She’s actually into sports activities and should you ask her any questions on sports activities, she’s going to comprehend it.”
@shifting_gearsabc Some behind the scenes love for you: the very best shock 🥰 Thanks for stopping by Kaitlyn Dever!
On the time, Dever gushed that lots of her favourite set reminiscences included Allen.
“We have now so many [special] moments on set. It’s actually exhausting to maintain observe of every one, as a result of each time we go to shoot or any time we go to rehearsals, I’m consistently laughing,” she recalled. “Tim is continually making me chuckle, nevertheless it was actually, actually cool as a result of we went on a hiatus and we have been throwing this Christmas occasion proper after the present. I present as much as the occasion … and I stroll in and everyone seems to be singing glad birthday to me and so they have this huge Candy 16 cake. The entire forged and the crew have been standing there singing, ‘Pleased Birthday.’ I used to be so stunned.”
Final Man Standing led to 2017, eight years earlier than Allen took on the function of widower Matt on ABC’s Shifting Gears. As Shifting Gears discovered its devoted viewers after its January debut, Allen enlisted a number of of his former costars from each Final Man Standing and House Enchancment to make particular cameos.
Allen’s Final Man Standing TV spouse, Nancy Travis, even made an look on the Shifting Gears season 2 premiere — and thought her former onscreen youngsters might be subsequent.
“I’ve little question [about that]. Tim is nothing if not loyal. It was nice to stroll on that set and see a lot of the crew was from Final Man Standing,” Travis, 63, solely instructed Us Weekly in February. “The director John Pasquin did so many episodes of Final Man Standing and is a private buddy. It was simply so nice to really feel this sense of reunion.”
She continued, “I wouldn’t be stunned if all people from Final Man Standing exhibits up on Shifting Gears in a method or one other. If Tim has his means, he’ll make it possible for all people from [his costar Kat Dennings’] 2 Broke Women comes on too.”












