Editing Tim Allen (section)

=== 2011–present: ''Last Man Standing'' and other roles === 
Allen returned to ABC with the sitcom ''[[Last Man Standing (American TV series)|Last Man Standing]]'' (2011–2021). He played the role of Mike Baxter, a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] father fighting for his manhood in a house filled with women.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.tvguide.com/News/Tim-Allen-ABC-1029665.aspx| title=Tim Allen to Join ABC's The Last Days of Man |magazine=[[TV Guide]]| access-date=February 23, 2011}}</ref> The character is loosely based on his own life. After six seasons, the show was canceled in May 2017. On May 11, 2018, Fox TV's CEOs and chairmen Gary Newman and Dana Walden said [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] had officially picked up ''Last Man Standing'' for a seventh season.<ref>{{cite magazine |url= http://people.com/tv/tim-allen-last-man-standing-returns-fox/ |title=Tim Allen's Last Man Standing Is Returning to TV 1 Year After Cancellation |magazine=People |date=May 11, 2018 |access-date=May 11, 2018 |first=Michele |last=Corriston}}</ref><ref name=returnconfirmed>{{cite news| url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2018/05/11/tim-allens-last-man-standing-revived-fox/603136002/|date=May 11, 2018|title=Last Man Standing' resurfaces at Fox, a year after ABC canceled it|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|last=Levin|first=Gary|access-date=May 11, 2018}}</ref><ref name=ddln0511>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2018/05/last-man-fox-seventh-season-tim-allen-1202388669/|title='Last Man Standing' Resurrected at Fox For Season 7 With Original Cast Led By Tim Allen|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=May 11, 2018|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 11, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-fi-ct-fox-schedule-20180514-story.html|title=Tim Allen's 'Last Man Standing' returns – this time on Fox's fall schedule|last=Battaglio|first=Stephen|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=May 14, 2018|access-date=May 14, 2018}}</ref> The show ended in May 2021 after nine seasons.<ref name="endsw9">{{cite web|last=White|first=Peter|title='Last Man Standing': Tim Allen Comedy To End With Season 9 On Fox|url=https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=October 14, 2020|access-date=October 14, 2020|archive-date=October 18, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018190021/https://deadline.com/2020/10/last-man-standing-fox-comedy-to-end-season-9-1234597356/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly before the 2017 cancellation of ''Last Man Standing'', Allen had been announced as part of the cast of the [[Netflix]] original comedy film ''[[El Camino Christmas]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Busch|first1=Anita|title='Hidden Figures' Filmmaker Ted Melfi Lines Up Strong Ensemble Cast For 'El Camino Christmas' At Netflix|url=https://deadline.com/2017/04/tim-allen-vincent-donofrio-el-camino-christmas-ted-melfi-hidden-figures-filmmaker-netflix-1202076503/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=April 25, 2017|access-date=September 6, 2017}}</ref> In 2018, he had a cameo voice role as Buzz Lightyear in ''Ralph Breaks the Internet''. In 2019, he voiced the character in ''[[Toy Story 4]]'' and appeared as himself in ''[[No Safe Spaces]]'', a documentary film.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/toy-story-4-cast-meet-famous-voice-actors-1218206/tom-hanks-6/| title='Toy Story 4': Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer| first=Lily| last=Rosenberg| date=June 23, 2019| newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> In 2022, it was announced that Allen would reprise the role of Scott Calvin in a [[Disney+]] mini-series, ''[[The Santa Clauses]]'', based on ''The Santa Clause'' franchise.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/santa-clause-series-tim-allen-disney-plus-1235154498/|title='Santa Clause' Series Starring Tim Allen Ordered at Disney Plus|last=Otterson|first=Joe|newspaper=Variety|date=January 14, 2022|access-date=June 23, 2022}}</ref>

On June 30, 2022, the [[History Channel]] series ''More Power'' premiered, with co-host Allen reunited with [[Richard Karn]]. The show covered the history of tools and included field reports of people who use powerful tools.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.hastingstribune.com/ap/entertainment/tv-tinsel-from-her-first-acting-role-there-was-no-going-back-for-ascendant-lucy/article_0841546b-fc43-5670-b0dd-225210d053ec.html|title=TV Tinsel: From her first acting role, 'there was no going back' for ascendant Lucy Boynton|last=Lee|first=Luaine|newspaper=[[Hastings Tribune]]|via=[[Tribune News Service]]|date=June 27, 2022|access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=March 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> In February 2023, Allen announced that he would return as the voice of Buzz Lightyear in ''[[Toy Story 5]]''.<ref name="TS5">{{cite web | url = https://movieweb.com/tim-allen-confirm-toy-story-5/ | website = movieweb.com | date = February 9, 2023 | access-date = February 9, 2023 | title = Tim Allen Confirms His Return as Buzz Lightyear in Toy Story 5 | first = Jeremy | last = Dick}}</ref>

On March 6, 2024, Allen announced on his Facebook page that he would be starring in a third sitcom called ''[[Shifting Gears (TV series)|Shifting Gears]]''. His character is Matt, a “stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her teenage kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.” The series premiered on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] on January 8, 2025.