If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. And that’s how Patricia Richardson wants to revisit one of her most famous roles.
Richardson, who starred opposite Tim Allen on the ’90s sitcom “Home Improvement,” opened up about rebooting the series during an interview on the “Back to the Best” podcast published Thursday.
The actress, who played Allen’s TV wife Jill Taylor, found it “so weird” to see the news that her former co-star was discussing plans to revive the show.
“I heard (Tim) came out publicly and said stuff about how everyone was on board to do a ‘Home Improvement’ reunion. But he never asked me, and he never told Jonathan ( Taylor Thomas), who I’m talking to,” Richardson recalled. “So I called Jonathan one day and said, ‘Did he ask you about this? And he said, ‘No, and why is he telling everyone that we’re all on board while he didn’t do that.’ talked to you or me?’”
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In 2023, Allen reportedly revealed in an interview with The Messenger that he was brainstorming a ‘Home Improvement’ spinoff with co-star Richard Karn (Al Borland), as well as his TV sons Thomas (Randy Taylor), Zachary Ty Bryan. (Brad Taylor) and Taran Noah Smith (Mark Taylor).
“One of the conversations we’ve been having lately is how weird it would be if ‘Home Improvement’ were about the kids’ kids,” Allen told the outlet, per…
