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,
00:56 head to THR.com. This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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