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More than 25 years later, The Tool Man is attempting to make an onscreen Taylor family reunion happen.
Tim Allen precocious gave an update connected a imaginable Home Improvement followup, noting that nan actors who played his sons connected nan 1991-’99 ABC sitcom are excessively preoccupied dealing pinch “their ain issues” to reprise their roles.
“They support talking astir really it could move forward, but they get stuck [because] location are immoderate characteristic problems correct now pinch nan boys,” Allen told Us Weekly. “They’ve sewage their ain issues. I ever thought it would beryllium cool if it was a communicative astir them. That’s a small challenging correct now, to put it mildly.”
Allen’s comments travel arsenic Zachery Ty Bryan, who played his oldest boy Brad, is presently serving 16 months successful a California prison, owed to respective probation violations, aft which he is sentenced to 19 months successful an Oregon prison. Bryan was arrested connected his 2nd felony DUI charge successful 2024, followed by a second-degree home unit charge successful 2025.
Meanwhile, character Patricia Richardson, who played Tim’s woman Jill, has said their onscreen boy Jonathan Taylor Thomas “hasn’t acted since he near nan show,” successful which he played mediate kid Randy. “He’s not an character anymore. Jonathan’s not really willing successful acting, he wants to nonstop and write,” she explained connected nan Back to nan Best podcast successful 2024.
Taran Noah Smith, who played youngest boy Mark, hasn’t appeared onscreen since nan 1999 play finale either.
Richardson noted “it was truthful weird” proceeding Allen opportunity successful nan property that nan formed was each onboard for nan reboot, contempt him ne'er coming to her, noting she “would not want to” return regardless.
In 2023, Allen said that he and his onscreen sons “keep talking” astir a imaginable offshoot that would beryllium successful nan vein of Fuller House.
“It’s funny, 1 of nan conversations we’ve had precocious is really weird it would beryllium if Home Improvement would beryllium astir nan kids’ kids,” Allen told The Messenger. “Like if each of them had children, and I’m a grandparent. Home Re-Improvement aliases thing for illustration that. It’s travel up.”
Despite nan formed not being secured for a reboot, Home Improvement stars Richardson, Richard Karn and Debbe Dunning reunited pinch Allen connected Season 2 of ABC’s Shifting Gears.
