Tim Allen plays a widowed father to his estranged daughter played by Kat Dennings and the pair suddenly find themselves living together and working to repair their relationship.

Allen’s Matt is a beleaguered widower, lonely after his wife’s recent passing. He runs an auto shop that fixes up old cars (the man can never be too far from a tool chest), which he keeps pristinely clean and organized, just like his home.

As far as the profession goes, Shifting Gears' having Tim Allen working with cars and tools almost feels like the last piece of a triangle of ruggedness that the man has embodied over decades of TV. Previously, Home Improvement had Allen play Tim “The Toolman” Taylor, while Last Man Standing’s Mike Baxter was a sporting goods mogul.

Shifting Gears star Kat Dennings opens up about working with Tim Allen as their father-daughter duo brings humor and heart to ABC’s newest sitcom.

Kat Dennings said stepping onto the set with Tim Allen and the cast to make the new ABC sitcom Shifting Gears “was like a ’90s Mount Rushmore.” The show also stars Seann William Scott, who played Stifler in 1999’s American Pie, and Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, who played English teacher Mr. Morgan in 1999’s 10 Things I Hate About You.

Kat Dennings opened up about her childhood crush on Jonathan Taylor Thomas and recalled "losing my mind" when the actor visited her costar Tim Allen on set of their new sitcom, 'Shifting Gears'.

"It's surreal to work with him," the actress says of her costar on the new ABC sitcom Kat Dennings and Tim Allen are a father-daughter match made in TV heaven! Over the course of her decades-long career,

Tim Allen exclusively told Us Weekly whether his former 'Home Improvement' costar Jonathan Taylor Thomas will make an appearance on ABC's 'Shifting Gears'

NEW YORK (WABC) -- First came "Home Improvement," then "Last Man Standing ... He plays a widowed father to his estranged daughter played by Kat Dennings. The pair suddenly find themselves ...

Kat Dennings and Tim Allen are a father-daughter ... also noting that the actor's crew has been with him since his days on Home Improvement, which ran from 1991 to 1999, and Last Man Standing ...

Mitchell is well known for his roles as Wendell in Fear the Walking Dead and Mr. Morgan in 10 Things I Hate About You.

Actress Kat Dennings is getting candid about the "very harsh" criticism she received about her physical appearance as a child actor.