Shark Tank‘s Lori Greiner used her Shifting Gears cameo as an opportunity to flirt with Tim Allen.
Through the Wednesday, October 15, episode of the hit ABC collection, Georgia (Barrett Margolis) discovered a approach to contact Greiner, 55, to advertise mother Riley's (Kat Dennings) new espresso cart. Greiner confirmed as much as assist, which is the place she met Matt (Allen).
“Now that may be a daddy I'd like to clean,” she quipped whereas shaking Matt's hand. Eve (Jenna Elfman), in the meantime, jumped in to introduce herself as Matt's girlfriend.
Greiner is considered one of a number of new faces who made appearances on season 2 of Shifting Gears. Lilly Singh, Gabriel Iglesias, Mookie Betts and Residence Enchancment alums Patricia Richardson, Debbe Dunning and Richard Karn appeared on the sitcom earlier this month.
Tim Allen‘s sitcom Shifting Gears is returning for a second season — however will each solid member be again? The hit ABC sitcom follows father Matt (Allen) and his estranged daughter, Riley (Kat Dennings), as they discover themselves dwelling collectively and dealing to restore their relationship. “From the very starting, [the creative team has said] […]
Shifting Gears follows Matt and his estranged daughter, Riley, as they discover themselves dwelling collectively and dealing to restore their relationship after the lack of their matriarch.
“From the very starting, [the creative team has said] that we've by no means seen Tim Allen in a sitcom with a romantic curiosity. And I stated, ‘Effectively, I've simply misplaced my spouse, so I don't see it.' So I like the place we're,” Allen solely advised Us Weekly in January. “I stated, ‘If it occurs over time and occurs organically with two folks that don't get alongside, then it's OK.' I simply am actually cautious about this. I simply need it to occur the place it's natural and correct.”
Along with Allen, 72, and Dennings, 39, Shifting Gears additionally stars Seann William Scott, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Maxwell Simkins and Margolis.
“[Matt's] extra like me. I'm extra of an artist. I used to be a design pupil and a thinker and my standup comedy is basically about messing with folks in a great way,” Allen shared with Us. “I got here from an enormous household run by ladies. So my perspective could be very totally different about males. I don't assume we run issues. So I would like this to be that man. He's not a ‘man's man' in that time period, and he wasn't making an attempt to be something however what he does.”
Tim Allen‘s ABC sitcom Shifting Gears has allowed him to recruit acquainted visitor stars — together with his former costars from Residence Enchancment and Final Man Standing. The hit collection, which premiered in January 2025, is ready in a automotive restoration store opened by Allen's character, Matt. After reuniting along with his estranged daughter, Riley (Kat Dennings), […]
The actor famous that Matt is “not like the opposite guys” he's performed earlier than.
“It is a new character and it's a lot nearer to [who I am]. I've been by way of grief in my life with shedding my father,” he added. “I've been blessed to be a comic and in order that's who this [character] is. If I did it once more, I wished to get as a lot nearer to the [man] that I'm.”
Dennings, in the meantime, praised her and Allen's “on the spot” connection as costars.
“For some purpose it labored fairly instantly — possibly as a result of I've grown up watching him for a lot of my life, however it simply labored. It felt very natural,” she recalled to Us that very same month. “And as [filming has] progressed, our scenes are so humorous, if I do say so myself. The arguments are my favourite scenes to play as a result of I've no concern. There's no concern for both of us. We simply completely go for it, and it's a lot enjoyable.”
On the time, Dennings couldn't assist however reward the “magical scenario,” including, “I used to be having a chat with a pal and I wasn't certain what to do subsequent. She was like, ‘Effectively, should you may simply describe your dream mission, what wouldn't it be?' I used to be like, ‘I'd like to do a sitcom once more.' I simply described this precise state of affairs. Then the following day, I obtained the decision about this.”
Dennings concluded: “It was stunning. I'm nonetheless weirded out about it as a result of I really feel like I needed for it and there it was. So that's the way it occurred. And I grew up watching [Tim's show] Residence Enchancment, so I used to be very excited concerning the thought of being his daughter. It's simply been so incredible and I really feel very fortunate.”
Shifting Gears airs on ABC Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET earlier than streaming the following day on Hulu.
