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Big gaffe! Recasting Mandy. I know that Molly had taken another project when LMS was picked up by Fox, but someone should have written her into an opportunity to work in fashion in Europe and then gave her an offer she couldn't refuse to come back next season. I don't think you realize the comedic talent and timing she brought to the table. Now, no one was more surprised than I was that Mandy was responsible for the larger percentage of my laughs out loud. Her presence was delightful and cohesive. This show is the only one that I know I can sit down and laugh and be moved and not have to watch out for inappropriate content. Do you have any idea how relaxing and enjoyable that is for a conservative? There are very few programs that can do that. I have to tell you that this new Mandy is disruptive rather than cohesive. Get Molly back. Thanks, Patti

I'm sorry we had to lose the former Mandy. I'm sure the new actress will find her niche but I wish they could bring back the former.

I didn't expect much from this, although I did enjoy "Home Improvement" when I was younger. This isn't a great leap forward from that, but works pretty well as a comedy that doesn't require too much thought and provides plenty of giggles.

Tim is a "Man's man" who decides to take more of a hand in the raising of his 3 daughters (and 1 small grandson). Needless to say, his world view is at odds with theirs and hilarity ensues.

Allen does play pretty much the same character as in "Home Improvement", but the family dynamics are well handled, with the daughters each getting their own personalities out of the handbook of family comedy clichés and running with them.

Cookie cutter comedy, sure, but sometimes that's all you need for twenty or so minutes of smiles. I'll be tuning in regularly.

I loved this show before it was foolishly cancelled. Now with the show back on, the casting director must have lost their mind. 1. New Mandy is horrible and more so doesn't fit the show at all. Old Mandy (Molly) is a fantastic actress and they should try to get her back. 2. The Asian girl...WHY? She is a terrible actress, adds nothing to the show, and just doesn't fit the continuity of the program. 3. Ok I understand the boy had to grow up a little but couldn't they have replaced him with someone that appears to be the same kid, only older? It's sad that when a show hits that sweet spot of perfection they have this need to try to push it past that point instead of just enjoying and honing it as it is. Continually bringing in useless actresses and actors just send down cancelled road.

I have watched it from the beginning and loved it. It's funny without being crude and stupid (like a lot of sit-coms these days), and all of the actors are great. Except this last season with the new Mandy. It's not just that I don't like change, because when they changed Kristen after Season 1 it was a great improvement. The first girl wasn't bad, Amanda Fuller is just 100 times better. This poor girl that replaced Molly Ephraim just isn't a good actress, and she and Kyle (Christoph Sanders) have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever; it's painful to watch.

Edit: I took off two stars, I have been re-watching this recently on Hulu, and although I still enjoy it overall, binge-watching it makes me realize how annoying Vanessa is. She's supposed to have a PhD, yet 90% of what she says and does is ridiculously stupid. She drinks like Dean Martin, is completely socially awkward, sounds brainless, pouts when she doesn't get her way, tries to control what everyone does, is painfully superficial and narcissistic, cries constantly over nothing and stalks her kids; she's a HORRIBLE mother. She's a psychopath, and it's painful and embarrassing to watch and listen to her. I find it hard to believe someone like Mike would actually be married to someone this ridiculous. She belongs in a Looney Tunes cartoon. The best characters in this show are Kyle, Ryan and Chuck.

Second Edit: Skip Season 9. The stories just get more tedious, boring and pointless with each episode. Mandy seems to have become the main focal point of the show and unfortunately her character is not and never has been all that great. Kyle was the only thing that made Mandy interesting and now she overshadows him completely. Also, I'm sure Molly McCook is a lovely person, but she just isn't a very good actress.