First Look: Home Improvement's Tim Allen and Patricia Richardson Reunite on Last Man Standing

It took the power of Tim Allen to convince Patricia Richardson to return to the sitcom world.



Richardson hadn't appeared on a half-hour comedy since she and Allen wrapped Home Improvement in 1999. But now she's back, guest starring on the Jan. 9 episode of Allen's latest ABC comedy, Last Man Standing.


Richardson plays Helen Potts, a neighbor who is good with tools (yes, a nod to Allen's Home Improvement character) but who annoys nearby homes with her loud power tools. Mike (Allen) feels the need to step in when his wife Vanessa (Nancy Travis) and Helen become pals.



Allen said he wanted to wait until the Last Man Standing writers came up with the right role before inviting Richardson to set....

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