Tim Allen is returning to ABC. The actor will star in 'Shifting Gears,' a multi camera comedy pilot for the Disney-backed broadcast network. 'Shifting Gears' will see Allen play Matt, a stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins. Allen formerly starred in 'Last Man Standing,' which was originally developed for ABC and aired six of its nine seasons on the network before moving to Fox.
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00:00 Tim Allen is returning to ABC. The actor will star in Shifting Gears,
00:04 a multi-camera comedy pilot for the Disney-backed broadcast network. Shifting Gears will see Allen
00:09 play Matt, a stubborn widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt's estranged daughter
00:15 and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins. Allen formerly starred in Last
00:20 Man Standing, which was originally developed for ABC and aired six of its nine seasons on
00:25 the network before moving to Fox. And Home Improvement, which starred Allen as Tim "The
00:40 Tool Man" Taylor and ran from 1991 to 1999, also aired on ABC. Allen wrote on social media,
00:46 "We are at it again. ABC just ordered a comedy pilot, Shifting Gears." Shifting Gears marks
00:51 ABC's first pilot order of 2024. For more on this story and the latest TV news,
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