Last Man Standing (2011– )

A married father of three tries to maintain his manliness in a world increasingly dominated by women.

Creator:

Jack Burditt

Stars:

Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Molly Ephraim

2 wins & 6 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Tim Allen	...	Mike Baxter (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Nancy Travis	...	Vanessa Baxter (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Molly Ephraim	...	Mandy Baxter (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Kaitlyn Dever	...	Eve Baxter (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Christoph Sanders	...	Kyle Anderson (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Hector Elizondo	...	Ed Alzate (42 episodes, 2011-2013)
Alexandra Krosney	...	Kristin Baxter (24 episodes, 2011-2012)
Amanda Fuller	...	Kristin Baxter (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Flynn Morrison	...	Boyd Baxter (18 episodes, 2012-2013)
Jordan Masterson	...	Ryan (13 episodes, 2012-2013)

Storyline

Mike Baxter is the marketing director for an iconic outdoor sporting goods store. He loves to have adventures while he's traveling for work and, of course, he drives a pick-up truck. While Mike is king of the hill at work, he's the odd man out in a home that is dominated by women -- namely his wife, Vanessa, and their three daughters, 22- year-old Kristin, 17-year-old Mandy and 14-year-old Eve. After being a stay-at-home mom for years, Vanessa recently returned to the workplace and was quickly promoted (much to the dismay of her primarily male co-workers). As a result of Vanessa's increased work load, Mike is pulled into more hands-on parenting than ever before.

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Plot Keywords:

father daughter relationship | husband wife relationship | family relationships | mother daughter relationship

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Genres:

Comedy

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Details

Official Sites:

ABC [us]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

L'uomo di casa

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

21 Laps Entertainment, Marty Adelstein Productions, Double Wide Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Kristin Baxter was first played by Alexandra Krosney during the first 24 episodes in the 2011-2012 season. Krosney left the show and the role was taken over by Amanda Fuller.

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Goofs

Whenever the exterior shot of the front of the Baxter house is shown, the ford f100 is seen outside the garage. But, in the very next scene, it's seen inside the garage.

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Connections

Referenced in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #21.38 (2012)

User Reviews

Tim's No Tool This Time

I didn't expect much from this, although I did enjoy "Home Improvement" when I was younger. This isn't a great leap forward from that, but works pretty well as a comedy that doesn't require too much thought and provides plenty of giggles.

Tim is a "Man's man" who decides to take more of a hand in the raising of his 3 daughters (and 1 small grandson). Needless to say, his world view is at odds with theirs and hilarity ensues.

Allen does play pretty much the same character as in "Home Improvement", but the family dynamics are well handled, with the daughters each getting their own personalities out of the handbook of family comedy clichés and running with them.

Cookie cutter comedy, sure, but sometimes that's all you need for twenty or so minutes of smiles. I'll be tuning in regularly.