You Ain't The Last Man Standing!

The coronavirus cans Fox sitcom Last Man Standing.

Fox Entertainment has announce that Season 9 of Last Man Standing will be its last.

The show took place in Denver, Colorado. A married father of three daughters and one grandson living in a suburban home. Tim Allen played Mike Baxter, a manly, stubborn conservative but also caring and sometimes reasonable parent. He is the director of marketing at a sporting goods store called Outdoor Man with his boss and best friend Ed Alzante. 

Also featured is Nancy Travis, who play Vanessa Baxter, his loving wife. Often the balance of the family, she was a geologist for an energy firm. She would leave the job to become a high school teacher. During the later seasons, she would be laid off from her teaching job to be a tutor for students. She is more progressive than Mike. The two would often have a friendly rivalry over The Game (Ohio State University Buckeyes and University of Michigan Wolverines). Vanessa is a fan of the Buckeyes and Mike is a fan of the Wolverines. They both offer wisdom and compassion for their three daughters, Kristin, Mandy and Eve.

Tim Allen, Nancy Travis, Molly Ephraim, Kaitlyn Dever and Amanda Fuller made Last Man Standing one of America's most watched comedy shows.

Kristin (played by Alexandra Krosney in Season 1 and Amanda Fuller in Season 2-present) was a single mother to a son. In the first season, she was a hard worker who wanted to do what's best for her son and often clashed with Mike over her parenting. The show recast Kristin to be more a progressive and an activist who managed to reconcile with the father of her son. Kristin would be the first to get married. Her husband, Ryan was a Canadian who abandoned her when she gave birth. He would later return and make amends with the Baxter family. 

Mandy (played by Molly Ephraim in Season 1 to Season 6 and Molly McCook in Season 7-present) is the middle child. She is a trendsetter. She is shallow at times but very caring whenever necessary. She would often try to make Eve more girly and Vanessa more hip. She has a close bond with Kristin. She did find interest in Kyle and felt dating him would disrespect Kristin. But Kristin would reunite with Ryan and left the door open for Kyle and Mandy to hook up. By the end of Season 6, Mandy would be married to Kyle.

Eve (played by Kaitlyn Dever Season 1 to Season 6, recurring Season 7 to present) is the youngest daughter of the Baxters. Often tomboyish and very loyal to Mike, Eve is often joked by Mike as the "son he wished he had." Eve is athletic, loyal and possibly more conservative than Mike. She has military aspirations and often is considered the favorite child because she doesn't cause trouble like Kristin and Mandy. However, Eve does have a wild streak in her.

Boyd Vogelson (played by Flynn Morrison in Season 2-6 and Jet Jurgensmeyer in Season 7-present) is Kristin's son and grandson of Mike and Vanessa. Mike often tries to make Boyd more of a man and sometimes clashes with his dad over that. Boyd is trying to understand the world and Mike offers a reality where it's not rainbows and sunshine.

The show has Hector Elizondo as Ed Alzate, the owner of Outdoor Man and best friend of Mike. Oftentimes trying to keep up with the latest trends, Ed would often find ideas and solutions to problems. He often clashes with Kyle, the kind but somewhat clumsy manager of Outdoor Man.

Christoph Sanders would play Kyle Anderson. He is a kind hearted, but clumsy worker and later manager of Outdoor Man. He was introduced as the on-and-off boyfriend of Kristin before she ended up getting with the father of her child Ryan Vogelson. He would eventually end up with Mandy after failed attempts to woo her. The two would end up being married and Mandy would move out the house.

Jordan Masterson (Season 4 to present, recurring in Season 2-3) plays Ryan, the husband of Kristin and father of Boyd Vogelson (nee Baxter because of Ryan's abandoning Kristin). He often clashes with Mike over politics and how to be a man. He is a progressive and oftentimes working odd jobs to make ends meet for his wife and son.

Jonathan Adams (Season 4 to present, recurring in Season 2-3) is Chuck Larabee. He is the Black neighbor of the Baxters. He often will clash with Mike over politics, race and Christmas lights. He is a retired U.S. Marine who reminds Mike that he's not a punching bag. He is pretty laid back and effective. He would join Outdoor Man as the head of security.

Fox revived Last Man Standing. The show added Molly McCook, Krista Marie Yu and Jonathan Adams as regulars. McCook replaced Molly Ephraim as Mandy. Kaitlyn Dever reduced her role to recurring.

Krista Marie Yu (Season 7 - present) is Jen. She is a foreign exchange student from Hong Kong who moved in with the Baxters. She is an assistant to Vanessa in her tutoring business. Since the girls left the home, the Baxters were in need of a change. Jen comes into the family like one of their daughters and is loved.

After being saved by Fox after it was cancelled by ABC, the Tim Allen comedy is going to get a formal send off. I am reminded that the show was controversial for four things.

1. Alexandra Krosney was fired out the cannon from the first season of LMS and replaced with Amanda Fuller. Fuller and Krosney played Kristin Baxter. With Fuller, the show moved forward successfully. Fuller would be considered the best Kristin Baxter. 

2. Molly Ephraim left the show after Fox decided to pick up the show. Ephraim standing at 5'3" was replaced with Molly McCook. McCook standing at 5'7'' was risky move for LMS. Molly Ephraim was the breakout star in the series. Ephraim and McCook played Mandy Baxter. 

3. Kaitlyn Dever would reduce her role on LMS. She also was considering leaving the show but renegotiated her contract to be on a recurring role. She currently is on Unbelievable on Netflix. Dever played Eve Baxter. 

4. TIm Allen is a Trump supporter and he wrote and directed episodes to fit his political views. It was successful and controversial. Allen supports Donald J. Trump's reelection.

The show originally started in 2011 and was on ABC. It began as a Tuesday primetime show and soon moved to Friday. It was a highly watched program on Friday nights. It pulled in at least 8 million viewers. ABC had to cut the show loose after Fox Television producers said it was costing too much to produce.

A last minute campaign to save the show was sparked by conservatives and Allen himself.

21 Laps Entertainment found their calling. Fox was hoping to revive its Friday spot with scripted comedies. LMS got the greenlight to carry on one year after its cancellation.

Production was shutdown due to COVID-19. The show is hoping to get back to work in January but like with most television shows, it's uncertain when things will get back to normal.

It will expected that the show will talk about the pandemic once filming begins.

"It has been an honor to be home for Tim Allen and 'Last Man Standing,'" said Michael Thorn, president of entertainment for Fox Entertainment. "Millions of families have long enjoyed the show because, perhaps, they see themselves in the Baxters. The loyal affection they've shown proves just how much the series has meant to them. On behalf of everyone at Fox, a big, big thank you to 'Last Man Standing's' brilliant cast, led by Tim, Nancy and Hector, as well as its writers and crew, headed by showrunner Kevin Abbott. We'll be rooting them on throughout the season as they conclude what has been an impressive run."

Last Man Standing is considered television's greatest sitcoms.