Tim Allen has certainly had a successful career in Hollywood. His first film or TV credit was in 1988 as a baggage handler in the movie “Tropical Snow,” but by 1994, he had landed the leading role in the Christmas movie “The Santa Clause,” and one year after that, he was cast as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in the movie “Toy Story.” Both films went on to have multiple sequels.
Years later, Allen was able to play another character in a similar but different role on the sitcom “Last Man Standing.” This time, his character’s name was Mike Baxter, but Allen saw the character “as an evolution” of the Tim Taylor character.
In the interview, he told Fox News that Mike Baxter is “smarter, went to college.” He added, “We don’t know whether Tim Taylor was really stupid or really smart. I mean, I played the guy I wasn’t sure.”
“Last Man Standing” was similar to “Home Improvement” because Allen was once again the star, and the show centered around his life at the store where he worked, Outdoor Man, and at home with his wife. The twist was this time instead of having three sons, he had three daughters.
“Last Man Standing” aired for six seasons on ABC before the network dropped the show; however, the show wasn’t done just yet. FOX picked up the show for three more seasons with season nine being the last season.
Allen talked to FOX News about what it was like on set during season nine of the show. He described it as “horrible” but not because anything bad was actually happening on set.
Instead, it was “horrible” because he knew the show was going to end soon. He explained that every day when he arrived on set he knew that meant the show would be over one day sooner than the day before, and he was not looking forward to the show ending.
Allen admitted that at first, he thought “it would be a good idea” for the show to end after nine seasons. He later changed his mind. He said, “It was a terrible idea!”
More details of this story from AWM:
Last Man Standing launched on ABC in 2011. However, the network canceled the show after its sixth season. FOX brought it back to life, giving it a place to air a few more episodes throughout season seven and eight until pulling the plug at the end of season nine.
The final season of Last Man Standing premieres on Sunday to the eagerness of millions of fans on FOX.
Fans told Fox News how much they were going to miss the show.
“I always loved the show. It’s one of the few shows I actually watch…even if I’ve seen the episode a couple of times. Since they brought the show back, it is missing something. A lot of it is they miscast “Mandy.” Sad to see it go, though. All good things must end.”
“I love this show and have watched it since it started. This show was not afraid to tell it like it is without any PC stuff, but still showed compassion and kindness.”
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Source: AWM
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