'Shifting Gears' Reunites Tim Allen With Patricia Richardson, Nancy Travis

Shifting Gears is reuniting Tim Allen with two of his former sitcom wives: Home Improvement‘s Patricia Richardson and Last Man Standing‘s Nancy Travis. Deadline confirmed on Tuesday, August 19, that season 2 will feature appearances from Richardson, 74, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning after they worked with Allen, 72, on Home Improvement. Travis, 63, is returning to the show after playing Charlotte in season 1, which reunited her with Allen after Last Man Standing. Richardson, Karn, 69, and Dunning, 59, are set to appear in the October 1 premiere to support Allen’s character Matt in an “unexpec