Last Man Standing: The True Reason Why Main Characters Left

[@tdozzy991]

People left because the show was canceled. When it was picked back up they already had other offers

[@aaronjohn137]

Yes, but that doesn't get as many views as false drama.

[@timothyallen7883]

When a company is owned by Disney it's always about politics

[@Argonaut1621]

Disney didn't own Last Man Standing --- try again. Conservatives make everything "about politics".

[@MarkPeterson-h7h]

It's wasn't politics, it was dead ratings.

[@waltp3373]

I hate when actors are swapped in roles. The show was no where near as good with Molly Ephraim gone. Alexandra Krosney shouldn't have been replaced either. TV executives are clueless.

[@redpineapple9908]

ABC canceled the show because they wanted something like All in the Family: a "bigot" challenged by his family. Tim Allen didn't play it that way and ABC ended up with a conservative audience that loved the characters. THAT's why ABC canceled: they couldn't stand to have a conservative fans loved.

[@alonzobean1]

I love me some, Mandy. The original was dead on a comedy gem. Facial expressions and hand gestures were spot on.

[@lukedufault9385]

I still think the original way was way better and the original Mandy was better

[@Jmhgddsert54377]

The original Kristin looked like part of the family, the recast with Fuller didn't make any sense, she didn't look like anyone, not even a little. As for the recast of Mandy, the new girl was terrible, I don't know if it was bad writing or she couldn't act, but it was a epically bad decision. The show was pretty good, until the recast Mandy, then it all jumped the shark.

[@arthurl.9985]

Original Mandy and Kristen are both alot better looking than their replacements.

[@billortloff4215]

I loved the hilarious "Mandy," lines. The new mandy didn't do it for me.

[@ricksaunders8074]

me either

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Agreed. As soon as Molly Ephraim left, so did I.

[@Eyes-of-Horus]

The producers made a HUGE MISTAKE by not casting Milana Vayntrub as Mandy. A look-alike would have been perfect and Milana was exactly that. The best thing about her was that Milana has excellent COMEDIC TIMING. Their selection of a tall, thin, blond Mandy with no worthwhile comedic timing was a disaster. She, and the character they created did not in any way fit.

[@ricksaunders8074]

@Eyes-of-Horus I did not like Mandy II First Mandy was exciting her character was great She was my favorite

I didn't like the replacement Mandy

[@RyanTV3000]

Tying Home Improvement and Last Man Standing universe together was absolutely brilliant wish they could have got further with that.

[@CJRoberts8812]

The Cannabis store was BUD'S Buds, named after Mike's father. And Ryan NEVER even came close to challenging Mike in an argument.

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Not for a lack of trying, but yeah... Mike brought the smack-down pretty much every time.

[@bobski7032]

As per the script

[@CJRoberts8812]

@@bobski7032 Totally agree, but I'm referring to the vids contention that Ryan was brought in to challenge Mike. If they really wanted Ryan to challenge Mike, the scripts would have been written that way.

[@mikeparker7631]

nah...just like in real life...a leftist's ideas can't compete with reality so you don't typically find the less stupid ones even trying to debate conservatives.

[@Rico11b]

WOKENESS!!!... It ruins everything. ABC cancels a top rated show that was still in its prime. What morons!

[@PaulCampbell-mo1vc]

The cast changes were brutal. The new “Kristen” and “Mandy” were god awful.

[@moon83star30]

I liked the 1st season. I didn't like how they changed the oldest daughter and changed her son's age.

[@ballybunion9]

The original three sisters were the best combination.

[@onehandclapping3094]

Politics definitely played a part. Have to be blind not to see it

[@Alloy-p3u]

New Kirten was the worst, and the actress looked like a mother to her younger sisters

[@Alloy-p3u]

I meant the Character was bad and the actress was pregnant during the show and not petite like her sisters. Wanted to mention that before somebody else is offended

[@prissylovejoy702]

Not my Mandy either.

[@johnhallett5846]

Dever left because she was a rising star looking for more. IF you look at any show that lasts for more than five years, cast changes are the rule not the norm

[@amb2745]

Dever, and Molly Ephraim, didn't become rising stars until after Last Man Standing was cancelled by ABC. I'm sure like the other cast members, they were surprised the show was being cancelled despite the ratings, but neither actress wanted to wait around hoping Last Man Standing would come callling again. Once a show is over, you're moving on to other projects, and you can't look in the rear view mirror to see what's going on with Last Man Standing. There have been shows that have jumped from one network to another without missing a beat, but Last Man Standing lost 2 years of time.

[@johnhallett5846]

@@amb2745 So how was I wrong about Dever? I said she was a rising star and got better offers; though she did come back to guest star. Which kind of makes one think that the atmosphere on the show was pretty good after all

[@victoza9232]

@johnhallet5846 “a rule” is the same as “the norm.”

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

Except Friends

[@GREGWATSON-lc8cc]

​@johnhallett58she loyal to Tim46

[@danieljohnson9351]

I always liked the original "Kristen" . She was funnier and a better actress

[@MacMFer]

Best show ever! When Mandy was re-cast it felt like when Becky was re-cast on the original Roseanne.

[@davidg1612]

At least the second Becky kind of looked like the first one. The second Mandy didn't resemble the original in any way whatsoever.

[@michaeldunlop312]

Great show with a great story line. Political comedy is just that comedy. Being a Republican and having a show that speaks about the veiws of Republicans and family values was a refreshing.

[@jaydee4009]

It was so quaint...seeing the early LMS episodes and how they depicted the philosophy of the "old and long gone" Republican Party, instead of the lying, ultra-far-right, NAZI-leaning, vomitous filth of the MAGATs, who pass themselves off as the current Republican party. Oh, and I thought Molly Ephraim left because she got her own reality show....

[@Argonaut1621]

I think it's fine - especially when other characters are on the opposite side, politically - because that's life today. There are six in my family - me, my mom and my brother are left leaning Democrats - my father and two sisters are far right republicans. It is what it is. However, if my parents weren't already divorced - they would be now LOL! Holidays are interesting.

[@Lutherson1962]

... That view was a whiny fragile little man sniveling about everything.

[@shaunkelly9053]

The replacement son in law was just fine. The blond that replaced Mandy just didn’t feel right. They should have got another brunette.

[@andrewadams3927]

The seconds of all the daughters sucked! It wasn't fair to the new cast or the viewers

[@Alloy-p3u]

Who? Mandy?

[@chasemumford9811]

I didn't like the show without Molly Ephram

[@johndurham6172]

💯💯

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

When Ephraim left, so did I. Sounds like I didn't miss much.

[@Cococaityycod]

Bud from Married with Children became Tim Allen

[@ronb67]

They tried to cancel Tim Allen for is morals and views.

[@VictorCervantes-k7s]

When a show changes characters with different actors is lame!

[@Argonaut1621]

Reminds me of a soap opera. They shouldn't have changed them but went with what they have. Family members don't see each other all the time once they move away or have careers and family - not necessary to recast any of them. There was definitely more paths they could have worked from.

[@stephenmaher1029]

Over

[@David-ve8pk]

The original Mandy was my favorite. Adorable, cute, spunky and kinda of a rebellion. The new Mandy didn't have that. It was a good show with all the boys. The 4 amigos sitting around yapping at each other. Just lost its luster. Funny show though.

[@ricksaunders8074]

Molly left because the show was canceled Thsts when Molly II came in Boyd was replaced with a older Boyd then his character written out

[@davidmorris6483]

No disrespect intended, but the ORIGINAL KRISTEN & ORIGINAL MANDY were the best!!! 2nd Mandy was ok, but 2nd Kristen didn't fit at all for me. Also was unfortunate that Eve couldn't remain regular, but GREAT FOR HER CAREER!!! She was always my ❤!!

[@PamelaHildreth-i5w]

I know that I'm going to get a lot of mean remarks, but please remember this is just my opinion. I don't understand why actors and athletes make so much more money than police, firemen, teachers, doctors, and all other health care workers.

[@Gameremporium]

BC we value entertainment over our real life "heroes"

[@benniebarrow348]

It shouldn’t be that way but a shallow society usually gets it wrong.

[@SharlaNelson]

This needs to change!! I agree with you.

[@troyscherr5054]

Because police, teachers, and doctors all serve a master that dislikes humanity.

[@markgranger9150]

I don't think it's value. Obviously teachers fireman ect. Are more valuable than entertainers. You can entertain millions in a short time, teaching and saving lives are on a smaller scale. I would gladly pay to have my life saved or to be taught what you need to know. I don't like paying for entertainment. Entertainment is not as hard as learning or stressful like having your life saved. It is hard on the people that are entertaining, so if you think that they make to much don't buy the merchandise or tickets to games.

[@wg5768]

Tim Allen is funny and very successful. He already has a new show in the works. Cast changes happen often and they always diminish the show.

[@MeowMeow-tg8tf]

Yeah it’s about a coke dealer who snitches on everyone to reduce his own charges.

[@IJustWatchYouTubeAllDay]

The Tim and Mike crossover episodes were amazing. Sad they couldn't do more...

[@PatrickShubin]

I loved Molly Ephraim, such a lovable, talented woman. So funny in this show. I only watch the episodes that she's in.

[@stankulp1008]

the comment about 1930s Germany was a lot more plausible a reason than canceling a popular show to make way for sci-fi or fantasy shows. It would have been moved instead. We all know how the major networks and media want to communize the airwaves. When Tim was given some control, the character was able to outweigh the many left leaning viewpoints. This, even though popular, was a thorn in the side of the powers that wannabe.

[@Argonaut1621]

Even democrats want to earn money. There had to be more issues than Tim Allen being a republican...but we have no idea how hard he pushed his views behind the scenes. I'm sure that most in the cast and crew were more liberal. Maybe we weren't privy to everything that contributed to the ending of the original show. It quite possibly had multiple reasons, not just one. 1930's Germany is a bit more like the dictator Trump wants to be - the desire to throw himself military parades and using the DOJ as his personal law firm - all desires being outside of a republic/democracy. So that phrase doesn't really fit the way Allen meant it - at least not now.

[@Iceman1133]

@@Argonaut1621 😆😆😆😆 typical brainwashed sheep, your tds is showing

[@rileydj8764]

Original Mandy was the best. The little Chinese girl was good. Kirsten actress had serious weight issues.

[@patrickodonnell9388]

Everything is about politics and why it was canceled so please and it is why Hollywood is dead there is no original ideas and we are being told what we can say or think.

[@JJawsyW]

I absolutely loved the show and still watch the reruns as much as possible.

[@joeblow4215]

Dever and Efram are adorable!

[@benfen5188]

Agree 100 percent. The Mandy replacement was awful and Eve's wisecracks were sorely missed.

[@AlecMcDowellX5494]

This is a good show.👍

[@edwardgarrison5044]

I enjoyed this show and accepted the cast changes. Hopefully, it'll come back in some form.

[@andreadeamon6419]

I loved the show but by the end they just didn't really have a good storyline anymore.

[@southernman5839]

I loved the first girls on the show but as they left I lost interest.

[@kookamunga4714]

For the first 6 seasons Fox paid for half of the production cost and owned all of the syndication rights. Also the 7th season is where the actors traditionally got a big raise. Leaving ABC to pay for an expensive show all by itself and the cost was about to get higher. With no syndication rights they and the audience (older people) wasn't what advertisers were willing to pay big dollars for. ABC counted the dollars and didnt want to pay for Fox's gravy train. Even Fox thought about it for an entire year.

[@mikeparker7631]

yea...and covid came from bat soup. Must be easy living in a world where you can rely on others to tell you what to think...saves alot of energy i suppose.

[@greggiovanni4788]

I did not start watching this show until it was in syndication but I'll tell you it's one of the funniest sitcoms I've ever seen

[@Bob-v9f3g]

8.3 million! That few viewers used to get you cancelled.

[@aealum2004]

I loved this show, but when it moved to Fox I couldn't get into it anymore. The recasting of Mandy was the first nail in the coffin of my decision to quit watching the show.

[@jamesluther3506]

I liked Al Bundy better😊

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Al is an American icon. Long may it be so!

[@skullbatt]

1st season was the best... producers ruined it, along with the new show runner

[@moon83star30]

Agreed.

[@greggiovanni4788]

And the girl that played Mandy she should have won some awards I don't know if she did or not but she damn sure should have she was funny as hell

[@MelanyLizakowski]

Loved the show!

[@tonymeehan7859]

Looking forward to his new show starting up in January, Shifting Gears with Kat Dennings. I can see them playing off real well with one another. Hope it does well!

[@dreadedddd1008]

Both born in the same day but obviously different years 😅

[@josephmalinowski6817]

It's never really the same when they change out the character with someone else and have them try to play the same role

[@jtzutube]

The WuFlu was the STUPI(D)EST thing with which we've EVER gone along.

[@24Ops]

I stopped watching after the constant cast changes i will look for his new show though.

[@bobphillips1027]

Great show but liberal Disney owning the show is what ruined it. Tim is awesome and very vocal about his beliefs.

[@brwnyes56]

Good Video BUT THE PICTURE IS TOTALLY FALSE. The Person Who Created the Advertising Picture NEEDS PERSONAL HELP. Eve Loved The Show.

[@approachingtarget.4503]

I wish they promoted the interesting parts that kept the viewers coming back. Screw the politics and drama. It's always been about Tim.

[@duchovny2]

He wasn’t lying.

[@corytheriault2365]

Kirsten was a blow but the cast changes when switching networks was just expected

[@MsDana-mo9fp]

I didn't watch the show until ABC canceled it & FOX showed it! I loved the family & the conservative politics!

[@derekhorlock1976]

Just proves Republicans can't do comedy, no real sense of humor

[@slomotion1028]

The only "Conservative politics" in the show was from Tim Allen, not "the show". Everyone else was Liberal

[@Looneybob1]

Yep. Conservative politics are indeed laughable. All you have to do is watch the maga gop. Now THATS entertainment.

[@DMacMN]

@@Looneybob1You are going to be “entertained” for probably 12 years minimum. Enjoy! 😂

[@LilHoss]

I'll never watch this show. Or anything tim Allen does again.

[@johndurham6172]

The show keeps the lights on over at CMT.

[@vinceyoung5912]

They did that with Becky on Rosanne Just watch reruns of All in the Family.

[@glengearhart5298]

I am so glad they never did an "Outdoor Woman" change. Though there are quite a few women involved in outdoor activities, I just cannot imagine Outdoor Man becoming a bastion of progressiveness.

[@scottgraham152]

Don’t know why I watched this. I could care less.

[@caiaccc]

*couldn't care less.

[@jakesmith5278]

Hmm...never heard of this show. Home Improvement was awesome though.

[@dssouthern]

I loved the show....I only watched it because of tim Allen. Having some of the home improvement guest stars only made it better.

[@Snowbiz12]

ABC hated the show. The entire tone was on any chance to get rid of it. They were gonna try to take it

[@oledennis6918]

McCook killed it for me. And never got better.

[@jonnichols3236]

There are no conservative commedies or liberal action films.

[@rickmarr8784]

The recast for Kristen was just shocking to me, I didn't think there was anything wrong with the OG and that the new just felt too old. The Mandy recast was also a shocker but then I guess that one can't be helped since the OG actress wasn't available. But that was just 2 of the characters, the title made it seem like most of the cast left and got replaced.

[@johnuythoven5823]

Tim Allen has a new show coming out in January 2025.

[@cold10er]

Looking forward to not watching it 😅

[@MrDarthryan]

@@cold10er no one cares about your comment 🤣😅🤡🤡

[@HowardFoster-ih5rw]

I really loved the show, but I just can't get past the new Mandy, I really liked the first one so I don't know if they could have found another person that would have been okay with me. But the show just never was the same.

[@ryant3600]

I watched all the seasons and I have them on blue ray. The first season of any show is the cast and studio figuring out what works and what doesn't. For me, I always thought Alexandra was the person for that type of role. Once Amanda took over I thought she did a much better job and was more believable in that role. And i figured the Jonas brother wasn't going to be able to stick around for however many seasons the show went thats a big commitment and with Nick being in that role, Ryan wouldn't really have much screen time due to Nicks other work and obligations. I thought Jordan was great and the Ryan role became a bigger role. Although, I will say I thought Nick was great the few times we got to really see him. Honestly, didn't care to much for the Mandy change. I know McCook had big shoes to fill and she did her best, but it's hard to come in and replace a big role in a loved series especially after that many seasons. i think out of all the kids, Katelyn was the best actor. Her work in Justified blew me away she was so good, knew she would go on to do great work and awards would be in her future.

[@geraldthompson4633]

All in all it looks like the fans got what they wanted with a good send off…sadly other show and movie fans didn’t get the same consideration…

[@kelsiewilson]

It was interesting to watch Amanda Fuller fill up and out. 😮

[@stevebc957]

Hard to believe she played Brittany Murphy in a biopic since Brittany always looked painfully thin.

[@lisaporter9365]

The show was great until it was cancelled and the came back with a slightly different cast. Still enjoy the reruns.

[@marycarlson6084]

I never watched a single episode.

[@patriciamorgan2669]

Quite frankly I liked Home Improvement the best.

[@nascarmadman]

It's not THAT unusual for a successful show to get cancelled. Many times the actors expect top dollars that aren't available. The Friends cast solidified and it ALMOST cost them their jobs. NBC managed to get a few more seasons out of Friends although it was technically 'losing money'. $200K per ep is nothing. Going back to Friends, they were making a $1Mil each. Allen was probably making at least twice $200k as an exec producer. That's how they get people behind the scenes more money. I read a book by Drew Carey where he said they had 22 eps per season and it required 6-7 writers to keep up. The writers weren't making enough money so they would get co-producer credits to up their money.

[@VickiSmith-eg9oo]

1 million per ep is ridiculous! Even $200,000.

[@jdgolf499]

Cancellation had nothing to do with money. As was mentioned, it was about politics. In the show, Tim Allen was a conservative, but when he spoke out in real life, that was too much for the liberals at ABC.

[@JJawsyW]

Roseanne should have neve been removed from her own show. Getting rid of her was definitely political.

[@snewsan6645]

The only cast change I like was Ryan. The new one was much funnier.

[@donnaml8776]

Sometimes characters grow up especially children, and you need to know when it’s time to end. Shows with children who grow up on the show never really do very well once the kids are grown. It just loses something. It’s better to end the show while it was on top of the ratings. The last few seasons felt forced and not as sincere they weren’t worth the money that went into them. Sometimes when they keep pushing a show past it’s prime it just feels like they are pushing and it feels like they’re just in it for the money. That’s how it felt for me. I stopped watching, it just didn’t feel like family anymore.

[@centexan]

It was a great show. ABC had a big hand in ruining it. Adter that it was still better than most. Then it started getting real convoluted with the story lines. Not so great.

[@jbramblett]

Most sitcoms run gently for 5 or 6 years and then they're done... Tim Allen just wanted to keep the gravy train going... And the reboot was nothing short of horrible

[@karenmauer2381]

The dialogue was run-on and still promises the same color-less delivery. Sorry.

[@scarlettuwu9582]

I’ve never watched this show and I don’t regret it at all.

[@dwainpannell8366]

Yeah, I hated this show and I'm only watching this video to wallow in its misery

[@jeffjohnson2273]

And the first season was the best one. The recast never quite worked. It kinda felt forced.

[@michaelwilkinson6617]

It was almost like home improvement

[@miagrass]

I didn't like last man standing. Instead of rebooting, they should've given us home improvement. Like i wanted to see tim, boys as men, such a waste of opportunity 😕.

[@VictorCervantes-k7s]

It was lame when the eldest daughter was no longer on the show.

[@LightBeamer777]

Like many shows, this show declined in quality as each original cast member left to be replaced by a worse version of the character or a new character that failed. The Ryan character was the only successful replacement actor in my opinion. The Fox years were even worse as the writing quality declined with the humor. At this point it was just another run of the mill sitcom.

[@clc040]

They dumbed Mandy and Kyle down so much I had to stop watching!

[@jamesnunya9541]

I loved this show and I remember at the time they left it was because Tim was a conservative and they were in love with Hillary.

[@kaydevault6239]

I understand that you could not stand them. No offense only funny once, And it becomes obvious, then I move forward. I found it to be intentionally offensive , the guy behind the fence was the real draw in that show.

[@dalelajeunesse9510]

Didn't like the new Mandy at all, the original Mandy made the show.

[@joenewman6494]

For me it wasn’t the same without the first Mandy and sadly quit watching.

[@JosephDunnam]

I hate All In The Family but always love Last Man Standing. I didn't notice the Molly switch in the show both actresses have the same name and favor alot .

[@patrickarseneault7407]

im happy for Kaitlyn Dever to be in the last of us s2 but as unrealistic as the characther was in the game with such a muscular body fit for a hormonal addiction she does not fit in that mole and will be intrigue to see how they fit her in

[@Alloy-p3u]

It’s an amalgam of various old shows. Reba, All in the family and his own show Home improvement. Highly derivative show

[@invisalats841]

You are a gem. Everything is derived from some source. To say anything is highly derivative is like announcing the sky is blue. The difference in what you label derivative and what you don't is your lack of knowledge and not that it's unique.

[@Alloy-p3u]

@ Didn’t mean to upset anybody I am a fan of the show too (at least the first 6 six seasons). And most shows are ‘inspired’ by some other show. I felt this one was very inspired by all these shows. Still a very good show (Again, six seasons imo)