Note: This story contains spoilers from “Shifting Gears” Episode 6.
“Shifting Gears” reunited star Tim Allen with his “Last Man Standing” wife Nancy Travis, a welcome return for the actress to the world of broadcast sitcoms.
The actress, who played Vanessa Baxter on the ABC-turned-Fox comedy series from 2011-21, guest starred on Wednesday’s episode of “Shifting Gears” as a widow who stumbles upon Matt (Allen) visiting his wife’s gravesite on Valentine’s Day. Though some of the familiar sparks fly between the TV duo, their interaction remains platonic — at least for now.
“I got to work with Tim again, not in the role of a wife or a girlfriend, but as a stranger who shares a similar past and is a catalyst for him moving forward after the death of his wife in the show,” Travis told TheWrap of the guest role.