Overview
- In a video posted by the official Shifting Gears account, Allen walks into the set kitchen mid-take, halts when Dever pops up from the fridge, and embraces her as the studio audience cheers.
- The Instagram post read, “Some behind-the-scenes love for you: the best surprise,” and added, “Thanks for stopping by, @kaitlyndever!”
- Kat Dennings, who plays Allen’s daughter on Shifting Gears, crouched out of sight to help set up the prank before joining the hug.
- Dever played Eve Baxter on Last Man Standing, shifting to a recurring role after the move to Fox, and her 2021 finale appearance was filmed separately under COVID protocols, according to EP Kevin Abbott.
- Allen now stars as Matt Parker on ABC’s Shifting Gears, which is in its second season, and he noted Dever’s visit in an October post on X without any suggestion of a casting change.