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\n Related: <\/span>A Guide to the Most Iconic Guest Stars on Tim Allen’s ‘Shifting Gears’<\/span><\/a>
\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tTim Allen\u2018s ABC sitcom Shifting Gears has allowed him to recruit familiar guest stars \u2014 including his former costars from Home Improvement and Last Man Standing. The hit series, which premiered in January 2025, is set in a car restoration shop opened by Allen\u2019s character, Matt. After reuniting with his estranged daughter, Riley (Kat Dennings), [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
Allen, 72, also used his new hit sitcom<\/a> to reunite with Travis, 63, after she originally played his wife on Last Man Standing<\/em>.<\/p>\n\u201cCharlotte is a catalyst for him. It was fun to play the role of someone who has a shared experience with Tim\u2019s character, which is true in real life,\u201d Travis exclusively told Us<\/em> in February. \u201cWe shared the experience of making Last Man Standing and at the same time my Shifting Gears character is a stranger \u2014 just somebody that Matt meets who can inform his life.\u201d<\/p>\nDespite reprising the role of Charlotte in season 2, Travis said she wasn\u2019t looking to play<\/a> Allen\u2019s wife on screen again. (They previously played fictional couple Mike and Vanessa Baxter from 2011 to 2021.)<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cCharlotte is a catalyst for him. It was fun to play the role of someone who has a shared experience with Tim\u2019s character, which is true in real life,\u201d Travis exclusively told Us<\/em> in February. \u201cWe shared the experience of making Last Man Standing and at the same time my Shifting Gears character is a stranger \u2014 just somebody that Matt meets who can inform his life.\u201d<\/p>\n Despite reprising the role of Charlotte in season 2, Travis said she wasn\u2019t looking to play<\/a> Allen\u2019s wife on screen again. (They previously played fictional couple Mike and Vanessa Baxter from 2011 to 2021.)<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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