Last Man Standing showrunner Kevin Abbott is at last acknowledging the absence of a significant character who vanished without a trace ahead of the Fox comedy’s ninth and final season. We’re of course talking about Mike and Vanessa’s first grandchild Boyd, previously played by twins Evan and Luke

Here’s a scoop you won’t find on the Outdoor Man vlog: Last Man Standing gave some serious thought to inviting original cast member Molly Ephraim — aka Mandy No. 1 — back for the Tim Allen comedy’s ninth and final season on Fox. The producers also discussed having Alexandra Krosney (OG Kristin)

Baxter, out! After 194 episodes, spanning nine seasons and two networks, Last Man Standing signed off Thursday with a decidedly understated finale. No one got married, got a new job or moved away. Instead, the episode saw everyone gather to mourn the loss of something near and dear to Mike’s heart:

Yes, you’re seeing double. Tim Allen reprised his role as Home Improvement‘s Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor during Thursday’s Last Man Standing. In the episode, Vanessa hired the former Tool Time host (who was sporting a vintage Binford Tools t-shirt) to handle a series of home repairs. The half-hour

Last Man Standing‘s final season premiere spent little time quarantined with the Baxters before it jumped ahead to a post-COVID world, where Mike and Vanessa had not one, but two new grandchildren: Mandy and Kyle’s firstborn Sarah (played by newcomer Sophia McKinlay), and Kristin and Ryan’s second