Tim Allen Says ‘Home Improvement’ Reboot Is ‘Stuck’ Because of On-Screen Sons’ ‘Personality Problems’ in Real Life: ‘They’ve Got Their Own Issues’

“Toy Story 5” star Tim Allen says a “Home Improvement” reboot is not likely at the moment due to “personality problems” with the actors who played his on-screen sons on the classic ABC sitcom.

“They keep talking about how it could move forward, but they get stuck [because] there are some personality problems right now with the boys,” Allen told US Weekly in an interview published Wednesday.

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“Home Improvement,” which ran for eight seasons from 1991 to 1999, starred Allen as Tim “The Tool Man” Taylor. The show followed Tim’s career as a home improvement TV personality and his home life with wife Jill (Patricia Richardson) and their three sons: Brad (Zachery Ty Bryan), Randy (Jonathan Taylor Thomas) and Mark (Taran Noah Smith).

Bryan, who was 9 years old when “Home Improvement” started and 17 when it was concluded, has been arrested multiple times, the most recent being a second-degree domestic violence charge in 2025. In February 2021, he was charged with felony assault, third-degree robbery and assault in Oregon. He had been arrested for allegedly strangling his then-girlfriend, Johnny Faye Cartwright, in 2020.

In addition to Bryan’s multiple arrests, another complication surrounding a potential reboot is the fact that Jonathan Taylor Thomas is no longer “interested in acting,” according to a 2024 podcast interview with Richardson. Thomas has not appeared on screen since a guest role on Allen’s sitcom “Last Man Standing” in 2015, and Smith (who played the youngest son) hasn’t had an acting credit since a voice part on “Batman Beyond” in 1999.

“They’ve got their own issues,” Allen told US Weekly. “I always thought it would be cool if it was a story about them. That’s a little challenging right now, to put it mildly.”