‘Last Guy Standing’: Mike Baxter Fulfills Tim ‘Tool Man’ Taylor

Tim Allen will be pulling double responsibility on Thursday’s episode of the ninth and remaining year of “Last Guy Standing,” actively playing both of those the Fox comedy’s lead character, Mike Baxter, and reprising his iconic role of Tim Taylor from ABC’s “Home Enhancement.” And TheWrap has the distinctive sneak peek at the initial meeting among Allen’s two change egos.

In the clip over, you will see Mike occur facial area to face with the Tool Man, as the two notice how “bizarre” and “freaky” it is that they appear so alike. Well… Mike claims they glimpse particularly alike, besides Tim’s hair “is a small grayer,” though Tim agrees the resemblance is strong, but Mike needs to dye his hair. Yeah, they aren’t precisely hitting it off appropriate away — but Vanessa receives the most important kick out of their equivalent appearances.

When she leaves the boys on your own, Tim commences to explain why he, a Detroit native, is around in Colorado — and why he’s picking up a handyman gig at the Baxters’ home. He tells Tim he heard about his lookalike, and when he was out west examining on one particular of the franchises for Binford Equipment — the corporation that sponsored his “Tool Time” present, where he’s since moved up to a corporate gig — he just experienced to arrive meet the “Outdoor Man” vlogger.

“Well you’re blessed, simply because I really don’t hire numerous handymen. I’m really good with resources myself,” Mike states.

“And still in this article I am,” Tim jokes. “I was quite famous myself — I had this Television set display for eight several years known as ‘Tool Time.”

“And nevertheless right here you are,” Mike quips.

When Tim goes on to do his “Tool Man” voice, Mike phone calls it “annoying.” It is doable these two won’t get along soon after all.

Here’s the description for tonight’s episode, titled “Dual Time,” courtesy of Fox: “The Baxters see double when Vanessa hires a dwelling enhancement repairman who bears an uncanny resemblance to Mike. In the meantime, Kyle and Ryan protect their favourite comic book author to Mandy and Kristen, and Mike struggles with an strategy for his Out of doors Man 10th Anniversary vlog.”

“Last Man Standing” airs Thursday, Jan. 7 at 9:30/8:30c on Fox.