Kat Dennings names her favorite on screen dad

Kat Dennings has named Tim Allen as her favorite on-screen dad.

"Tim Allen, I will say, is my favorite TV dad of all time. It's been a real joy doing this show," she told People.

Allen plays Dennings’ dad in ABC's Shifting Gears. Dennings also gushed over the fact that the Toy Story actor has had the same crew since his days on Home Improvement (1991 to 1999) and Last Man Standing (2011 to 2021).

"They followed him through all of his projects, which I think is a real testament to him as a person," she said.

Talking about their scenes together, she said the duo enjoy arguing on camera.

"We have a very funny banter. We really enjoy these scenes where we're arguing. It's really fun," the 2 Broke Girls actress said.

The 38-year-old also shared insight into her feelings before she was contacted to star in Shifting Gears.

She said: "I was like, 'God, I don't know what I want to do. I am just feeling so crazy.'"

Dennings was then suggested by a friend to think about what her dream job would be, leading her to realize that she wanted to do another sitcom.

"Then the next day I got this call to do this show. So it felt like I wished for something and I got it. It just felt like a meant to be thing," she shared.

Kat Dennings noted that it was a ”no brainer” to work with Tim Allen, saying, "He's Santa Claus [in The Santa Clause films] and Buzz Lightyear [in the Toy Story franchise]. He's a big part of my consciousness growing up, so it was very surreal to work with him, but in a great way because he's a very kind person."