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 publish 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 appeared 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 taking part in her simply because the writers write this hilarious stuff for her, and superb traces. I really like doing that and making folks snort,” the Rosaline actress stated in a 2013 interview with She Stated Media Stated. “I feel I relate to her in the way in which 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 in the event you ask her any questions on sports activities, she’s going to understand 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 a lot of her favourite set reminiscences included Allen.
“We have now so many [special] moments on set. It’s actually laborious 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 continuously laughing,” she recalled. “Tim is consistently making me snort, however it was actually, actually cool as a result of we went on a hiatus and we have been throwing this Christmas celebration proper after the present. I present as much as the celebration … and I stroll in and everyone seems to be singing joyful birthday to me and so they have this massive Candy 16 cake. The entire solid and the crew have been standing there singing, ‘Joyful Birthday.’ I used to be so shocked.”
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 could possibly be subsequent.
“I’ve little doubt [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, completely advised Us Weekly in February. “The director John Pasquin did so many episodes of Final Man Standing and is a private pal. It was simply so nice to really feel this sense of reunion.”
She continued, “I wouldn’t be shocked if all people from Final Man Standing exhibits up on Shifting Gears in a technique or one other. If Tim has his means, he’ll ensure that all people from [his costar Kat Dennings’] 2 Broke Ladies comes on too.”


