Richard Karn and Tim Allen.Photo: Jason Elias/The HISTORY ChannelReunited and it feels so good!Over two decades afterHome Improvementaired its final episode in 1999, starsTim Allenand Richard Karn have reunited for a new reality competition series calledAssembly Required.The show, premiering Tuesday on History, highlights the best builders from across the country in their home workshops as they compete to revamp household items.Allen and Karn, who both star in the series and serve as executive producers, will also discuss the items' histories, techniques used, and original crafters in every episode.Speaking toEntertainment Tonightahead of the show’s premiere, the duo reflected on sharing the screen again, 22 years after their beloved ABC sitcom came to an end.“All of us are real close,” said Allen, 67. “I still see Richard way too much, boy, waytoo much.““It just doesn’t feel like 30 years,” added Karn, 65, noting whenHome Improvementstarted its run in 1991.WhileHome Improvementhas been off the air for some time, both Allen and Karn recognize that the series still has a loyal fanbase.“I think it resonates with the parents that grew up with it and are now able to show their kids something that they can all sit together and watch,” Karn toldET.Buena Vista Tv/Touchstone Tv/Kobal/ShutterstockAllen, who played Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in the 1990s sitcom, toldETthat he wanted Karn to be apart of the new show due to its similarity toTool Time, the fictional series set withinHome Improvementthat the duo both starred in.“I wanted to have Richard a part of this because it seemed like a reality extension of whatTool Timereally was, where I add more power to it, I break something, he’d be the reality side of it, and it was a good fit,” theLast Man Standingstar explained. “This [show] is improv for 12 hours a day and I’m out of my mind. It’s just like Al Borland and Tim Taylor.““Well, it’s improv with editing,” Karn elaborated. “Because more than half of the stuff we can’t even use. I don’t think America is ready for that.“Assembly Requiredpremieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST on History.
Richard Karn and Tim Allen.Photo: Jason Elias/The HISTORY Channel
Reunited and it feels so good!Over two decades afterHome Improvementaired its final episode in 1999, starsTim Allenand Richard Karn have reunited for a new reality competition series calledAssembly Required.The show, premiering Tuesday on History, highlights the best builders from across the country in their home workshops as they compete to revamp household items.Allen and Karn, who both star in the series and serve as executive producers, will also discuss the items' histories, techniques used, and original crafters in every episode.Speaking toEntertainment Tonightahead of the show’s premiere, the duo reflected on sharing the screen again, 22 years after their beloved ABC sitcom came to an end.“All of us are real close,” said Allen, 67. “I still see Richard way too much, boy, waytoo much.““It just doesn’t feel like 30 years,” added Karn, 65, noting whenHome Improvementstarted its run in 1991.WhileHome Improvementhas been off the air for some time, both Allen and Karn recognize that the series still has a loyal fanbase.“I think it resonates with the parents that grew up with it and are now able to show their kids something that they can all sit together and watch,” Karn toldET.Buena Vista Tv/Touchstone Tv/Kobal/ShutterstockAllen, who played Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in the 1990s sitcom, toldETthat he wanted Karn to be apart of the new show due to its similarity toTool Time, the fictional series set withinHome Improvementthat the duo both starred in.“I wanted to have Richard a part of this because it seemed like a reality extension of whatTool Timereally was, where I add more power to it, I break something, he’d be the reality side of it, and it was a good fit,” theLast Man Standingstar explained. “This [show] is improv for 12 hours a day and I’m out of my mind. It’s just like Al Borland and Tim Taylor.““Well, it’s improv with editing,” Karn elaborated. “Because more than half of the stuff we can’t even use. I don’t think America is ready for that.“Assembly Requiredpremieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST on History.
Reunited and it feels so good!
Over two decades afterHome Improvementaired its final episode in 1999, starsTim Allenand Richard Karn have reunited for a new reality competition series calledAssembly Required.The show, premiering Tuesday on History, highlights the best builders from across the country in their home workshops as they compete to revamp household items.
Allen and Karn, who both star in the series and serve as executive producers, will also discuss the items' histories, techniques used, and original crafters in every episode.
Speaking toEntertainment Tonightahead of the show’s premiere, the duo reflected on sharing the screen again, 22 years after their beloved ABC sitcom came to an end.
“All of us are real close,” said Allen, 67. “I still see Richard way too much, boy, waytoo much.”
“It just doesn’t feel like 30 years,” added Karn, 65, noting whenHome Improvementstarted its run in 1991.
WhileHome Improvementhas been off the air for some time, both Allen and Karn recognize that the series still has a loyal fanbase.
“I think it resonates with the parents that grew up with it and are now able to show their kids something that they can all sit together and watch,” Karn toldET.
Buena Vista Tv/Touchstone Tv/Kobal/Shutterstock
Allen, who played Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in the 1990s sitcom, toldETthat he wanted Karn to be apart of the new show due to its similarity toTool Time, the fictional series set withinHome Improvementthat the duo both starred in.
“I wanted to have Richard a part of this because it seemed like a reality extension of whatTool Timereally was, where I add more power to it, I break something, he’d be the reality side of it, and it was a good fit,” theLast Man Standingstar explained. “This [show] is improv for 12 hours a day and I’m out of my mind. It’s just like Al Borland and Tim Taylor.”
“Well, it’s improv with editing,” Karn elaborated. “Because more than half of the stuff we can’t even use. I don’t think America is ready for that.”
Assembly Requiredpremieres Tuesday at 10 p.m. EST on History.
source: people.com
