I'm a huge Tim Allen fan, so I have watched it from the first show. It is well written and they never portray the conservative as a buffoon, like most sitcoms do. Last night the episode was mainly about the daughter's clothing business. When she listened to the advice of the leftists, the business faltered. When she listened to her free-market loving father, the business flourished. Never thought I would see that on the All Barack Channel.

Love Tim Allen, too, but his show isn't the only one out there daring to cross into enemy territory. Although this is its last season, we've been pleasantly surprised by some surprisingly fair treatment of certain conservative values on "Parenthood" lately.

For those who haven't followed the show, the most recent instance was in the last episode, "Too Big to Fail / Money Can't Buy Me Love" where the youngest of the main cast, Drew, is encouraged by his Sophomore college girlfriend to blow off deciding on a major in Business / Economics until his Senior year, and to have fun, to follow his dreams. She says that he should consider something more esoteric, like philosophy, because she sees him as more of an artistic type, a poet, and that studying business is a waste of his precious youth, that he should live his own life and not feel responsible for contributing to the financial needs of his modest family. She ends her rather compelling argument with the statement that "no one out there is hiring, anyway!"

The "Follow Your Dreams" sentiment is also echoed by one of his uncles, who is a rather morose co-owner of a failing family business venture. He gives him the flower-child speech, to the tune of You Only Live Once, but is overheard by his younger brother.

Surprisingly, and almost completely out of character, the younger uncle, who for the entire 5-year run of the show has been a brash and completely immature borderline Hippy, interrupts to tell Drew otherwise. As the other half of the failing family business, he is being forced to face his personal responsibility for supporting his young family for the first time, and he tells Drew straight out to knuckle down and learn how to make money, and to do it now!

Drew takes it all in, then goes back to his dorm and signs up for the major in Econ, telling his girlfriend that he IS following his dream, and that being part of and contributing to his family is who he is.

Did I mention that it's on NBC, and that it's being cancelled...? Wonder why.

I love that show!! I am surprised it is on ABC also!

My wife and I watch this show all the time. Its a rarity on tv indeed.

I watch and love that show, too. It's a breath of fresh air, especially when compared to typical leftist garbage shows that are on TV. "Last Man Standing" has great comedy, and it always includes characters on both sides of any political issues that are tackled. Of course, the leftist view is portrayed as comically as it is, without going over-the-top in the portrayal.

I also love this show, for most of the reasons stated above. I am also surprised by some of the stuff the characters are allowed to say, but I think they can get away with it because they also "promote" the liberal way of thinking (even if Tim Allen bashes it). I just wish the show was a little less risqué sometimes. I would love to use it as a teachable lesson for my 13-year-old.

I am not a television fan, though I DO like movies...AS1, 2 and 3, for instance.
Being an amateur radio operator, I was intrigued by Tim Allen's new show and decided to give it a try. In the first (and last) episode I tuned into, Tim's brand new lesbian neighbors moved in, next door.
I haven't seen it, since. If I wanted THAT kind of action, I'd tune it to BRAVO.

We have watched this show since the beginning. It is the only sitcom on TV that does not promote the liberal agenda. I am sick of seeing parents look stupid, blacks making themselves look stupid, and teens acting like they are brainless. Other than this show, "Castle" is about the only network shows we watch.

I too I found this show quite good. You don't find many shows espousing conservative values on network TV. Of course Tim Allen is just icing on the cake. 😀

I have not been a fan of a sit-com since Married With Children during the last century. I'll have to check Last Man Standing out. What night does it come on?

It's a rare show with an amateur radio hobbyist as a protagonist.

Its basically a remake of "All in the family". Although Tim Allen makes more sense than Archie did.

I don't have TV. Is it on Hulu? (Not that I'd have time.) I haven't watched much of anything since Star Trek, except for every episode of Monk. I catch some Big Bang Theory occasionally on the road. Real life keeps me busy enough not to hang out in fiction. I can't even allow myself time to read every comment in the Gulch. Sheesh.

A friend in the movie biz told me that on the set (Galaxy Quest), Tim Allen was a holier-than-thou elitist jerk, treating the crew without due appreciation or respect.