“It’s a New Experience for Me”: Kat Dennings and Tim Allen Cried While Making ‘Shifting Gears’

Even though Shifting Gears is a massive hit that makes ABC viewers laugh out loud every week, the sitcom doesn't shy away from some serious moments that resonate with its massive audience. The jumping point of the show is pretty easy to relate to: Riley (Kat Dennings) is forced to move back into her estranged father Matt's (Tim Allen), house with her two kids after getting a divorce and going broke. In the very first episode, father and daughter confront each other about their past mistakes and it gets emotional really fast. During an interview on the Not Gonna Lie podcast, Dennings revealed that both of them cried for real during filming.