"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.

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