In the Thursday night episode of “Last Man Standing”, actor Tim Allen reprized his role as Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor on his old show “Home Improvement”.
At the crossover event, Taylor wants to meet Allen’s current character, Mike Baxter, because he heard that they were very similar.
At one point, Mike said to Tim, “You might want to think about restarting that ‘Tool Time'”, which left fans in a frenzy on social media.
“Did this episode of @ Last man standing just try to reset the tool time? ” asked a fan.
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“Yes, yes YES Reset tool time,” pleaded another.
“Please say that Tool Time is coming back. Did it seem like a hint to me ..?” questioned a user.
The explosion of the past made some fans feel nostalgic about the beloved show that was shown from 1991 to 1999 on ABC.
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“Tonight’s episode of #LastManStanding hit me. It also made me realize how much I really miss #HomeImprovement. #ToolTime,” said one person.
“Seeing Mike Baxter and Tim” Tool Time “Taylor is bringing my favorite show as I grew up and my favorite show now together. I laughed a lot!” wrote another.
When “Last Man Standing” enters its final season, Allen told Fox News that he was proud that the show lasted so long on FOX, but is also understandably upset that he is saying goodbye to another character.
He admitted that going to the set every day was “horrible” knowing he was one day closer to the last day of production.
Tim Allen (playing two roles) in ‘Last Man Standing’.
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“I thought it would be a good idea,” revealed Allen. “It was a terrible idea!”
The 67 year old man said “it was really confusing for me to play Tim Taylor, which, I think Mike Baxter is an evolution of that character. He’s smarter, he went to college. We don’t know if Tim Taylor was really stupid or really smart I mean, I played the guy, I wasn’t sure. ”
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“Last Man Standing” started airing in 2011 on ABC, before the network canceled the program. FOX revived the sitcom, giving it a 7th, 8th and 9th season.