Shifting Gears is Tim Allen's third starring sitcom, but Allen's past titles have haunted his new role enough to warrant a joke in episode 9's ending.

Kat Dennings and Tim Allen shared a bonding moment while gearing up for an emotional scene in Shifting Gears. "We were both dreading it. We were like, ‘Oh God, we have to cry. What is this?' It's like,

I watch a lot of television. I could argue with a straight face that it’s for my job, but really, deep down, I kinda just love watching TV. I’d probably be consuming almost as much if I worked some other random job.

Tim Allen's new sitcom has had highs and lows in its debut season, but Shifting Gears episode 9 turned his character, Matt, into a fraud (thankfully).

During an interview on the Not Gonna Lie podcast, Dennings revealed that both of them cried for real during filming. On the podcast, Dennings talked about the experience of playing a mother for the first time in her career,

Home Improvement, which ran for eight seasons between 1991 and 1999, and Last Man Standing, which ended its nine-season run in 2021 — Tim Allen wasn’t sure he was up for a third. “I didn’t really want to do another one,

Shifting Gears has struggled to find its footing as a family comedy, but one recurring joke ruins any comedic momentum the Tim Allen sitcom has.