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Jenna Elfman recently joined the cast of Fox’s The Interrogator<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
Tim Allen, who stars with the actress on Shifting Gears<\/em>, explained how her new job will affect her time on the ABC sitcom’s third season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
“I’m amazed that they’re able to do this,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Jenna Elfman<\/a> has joined another network TV show, but Tim Allen<\/a> insists that her new job won’t affect her tenure on Shifting Gears<\/em> too much.<\/p>\nThe Toy Story<\/em> actor addressed Elfman becoming a cast member on Fox’s upcoming series The Interrogator<\/em> during a new interview with Us<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n“I just saw Jenna. We went to see No Doubt with a whole group of people at The Sphere in Vegas. She said, ‘Now this is gonna only work for them if I can do eight episodes with you,'” he recalled. “And I said, ‘God, I’m glad that you said this.'”<\/p>\n
He continued, “I’m amazed that they’re able to do this. But they’ve got it set up that she’ll be in most of the season.”<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nJenna Elfman and Tim Allen on ‘Shifting Gears’
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On the show, Elfman portrays Eve Drake, the love interest for Allen’s Matt Parker. The Home Improvement<\/em> star had high praise for his on-screen partner. “I love doing the show and I love what we’ve got,” he said. “She’s so fun to be around and it’s brought out a whole different part of the show.”<\/p>\nAllen thinks that Elfman’s presence on Shifting Gears<\/em> is key to its success. “It brought a different audience to that show,” he said. “You’ve got romance for the people that want that on the show and it turns out the flirting and the actual activity between these two characters is working.”<\/p>\nThe Galaxy Quest<\/em> actor isn’t sure how his character’s relationship with Eve is going to shake out. “My question is \u2014 and we haven’t talked about it yet because we’ll start in late July to do our new season \u2014 is Jenna going to move in with me or am I going to move in with her [on the show]?” he asked. “I don’t know. I’d like to stretch it out where we’re just dating a little bit.”<\/p>\nAfter her casting on The Interrogator<\/em> was announced, Elfman said that she planned to remain on <\/a>Shifting Gears<\/em><\/a> in some capacity, though she didn’t specify how many episodes she planned to appear in.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Jenna](\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/7F8F67415B98054D2F7BE5A4AA7C6F1F756C9AD9D3355EC0C513F99625A19B69\/subgraphmysterio\/resizefit_w960_h640;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Faol_entertainment_weekly_articles_368%2F3034a11093fc5c3497cd19983b355bee\"\/)
<\/div>\nJenna Elfman in New York City on May 11, 2026
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“I can go play on Shifting Gears<\/em>,” she told Us<\/em><\/a> last month, adding that having Allen as a guest on The Interrogator<\/em> “would be very entertaining.”<\/p>\nGet your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<\/em><\/strong> EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
Jenna Elfman recently joined the cast of Fox’s The Interrogator<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n Tim Allen, who stars with the actress on Shifting Gears<\/em>, explained how her new job will affect her time on the ABC sitcom’s third season.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n “I’m amazed that they’re able to do this,” he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Jenna Elfman<\/a> has joined another network TV show, but Tim Allen<\/a> insists that her new job won’t affect her tenure on Shifting Gears<\/em> too much.<\/p>\n The Toy Story<\/em> actor addressed Elfman becoming a cast member on Fox’s upcoming series The Interrogator<\/em> during a new interview with Us<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n “I just saw Jenna. We went to see No Doubt with a whole group of people at The Sphere in Vegas. She said, ‘Now this is gonna only work for them if I can do eight episodes with you,'” he recalled. “And I said, ‘God, I’m glad that you said this.'”<\/p>\n He continued, “I’m amazed that they’re able to do this. But they’ve got it set up that she’ll be in most of the season.”<\/p>\n Jenna Elfman and Tim Allen on ‘Shifting Gears’ On the show, Elfman portrays Eve Drake, the love interest for Allen’s Matt Parker. The Home Improvement<\/em> star had high praise for his on-screen partner. “I love doing the show and I love what we’ve got,” he said. “She’s so fun to be around and it’s brought out a whole different part of the show.”<\/p>\n Allen thinks that Elfman’s presence on Shifting Gears<\/em> is key to its success. “It brought a different audience to that show,” he said. “You’ve got romance for the people that want that on the show and it turns out the flirting and the actual activity between these two characters is working.”<\/p>\n The Galaxy Quest<\/em> actor isn’t sure how his character’s relationship with Eve is going to shake out. “My question is \u2014 and we haven’t talked about it yet because we’ll start in late July to do our new season \u2014 is Jenna going to move in with me or am I going to move in with her [on the show]?” he asked. “I don’t know. I’d like to stretch it out where we’re just dating a little bit.”<\/p>\n After her casting on The Interrogator<\/em> was announced, Elfman said that she planned to remain on <\/a>Shifting Gears<\/em><\/a> in some capacity, though she didn’t specify how many episodes she planned to appear in.\u00a0<\/p>\n Jenna Elfman in New York City on May 11, 2026 “I can go play on Shifting Gears<\/em>,” she told Us<\/em><\/a> last month, adding that having Allen as a guest on The Interrogator<\/em> “would be very entertaining.”<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<\/em><\/strong> EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n
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