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.

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.

"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,

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.

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' stars Tim Allen, Kat Dennings talk on set fun and fab cars. The new sitcom premieres Wednesday at 8p|7c on ABC.

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'.

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.

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

Kat Dennings exclusively told Us Weekly about her 'organic' bond with 'Shifting Gears’ costar and onscreen dad Tim Allen

"This show is about how wonderful people have horrible things happen to them, and they stay human. They don't fall apart," Allen told Yahoo Entertainment.

Allen, who previously starred in "Home Improvement" and "Last Man Standing ... and then his daughter comes back." Kat Dennings plays that daughter, Riley, who returns with her two kids as she's ...