Family Tools is a sitcom that ran on ABC from May 1 to July 10, 2013, and aired on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET. The series, created by Bobby Bowman, is produced by Mark Gordon, ABC Studios and ITV Studios America. It is based on the British sitcom White Van Man, which was produced by ITV Studios America’s parent company ITV Studios, and whose creator, Adrian Poynton, is also a co-creator and producer of the American version.
The series was ordered on May 11, 2012, for a thirteen episode first season. It was later reported on November 10, 2012, that ABC cut their order from 13 episodes to 10 due to scheduling conflicts. Family Tools was canceled on May 10, 2013.
Original Name: Family Tools
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Status: Canceled
Certification / MPAA Film Rating: TV-PG
Type: Scripted
Network(s): American Broadcasting Company
First Air Date: May 1, 2013
Last Air Date: July 10, 2013
Episode Runtime: 20 mins
Primary Year: 2013
Created by: Adrian Poynton, Bobby Bowman
Genres: Comedy
Spoken Language(s): English
Origin Countries: United States of America
Alternative Titles: The Family Tools
Seasons:
Season 1 — 10 Episodes — Air Date: May 1, 2013
Casting:
Leah Remini –
Kyle Bornheimer –
J.K. Simmons –
Edi Gathegi –
Danielle Nicolet –
Family Tools is a sitcom that ran on ABC from May 1 to July 10, 2013, and aired on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET.[1] The series was created by Bobby Bowman, is produced by Mark Gordon, ABC Studios and ITV Studios America. It is based on the British sitcom White Van Man aired on the now defunct BBC 3 and produced by ITV Studios America's parent company, ITV Studios, and whose creator, Adrian Poynton, is also a co-creator and producer of the American version.
Thirteen episodes were ordered on May 11, 2012, for the first season.[2] It was later reported on November 10, 2012, that ABC cut their order from 13 episodes to 10 because of scheduling conflicts.[3] Family Tools was canceled on May 10, 2013, after only two episodes had aired.[4] However, the remaining episodes aired over the summer.
Premise
The series follows a man who's had a streak of bad luck with everything from enlisting in the army to flunking out of seminary three times. When he returns home, he finds himself in the unlikely position of taking over his father's hardware-handyman business because his father was recently diagnosed with a heart condition. However, this transition is not as easy as expected as he tries to maintain the success of the business that his father built, especially with his father keeping a watchful eye.
Cast
Season 1
1. 1-1 01 May 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293629/family-tools-1x01-pilot" target="_blank">Pilot</a>
2. 1-2 08 May 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293630/family-tools-1x02-now-you-see-me-now-you-dont" target="_blank">Now You See Me, Now You Don't</a>
3. 1-3 15 May 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293631/family-tools-1x03-beachwood-approved" target="_blank">Beachwood Approved</a>
4. 1-4 29 May 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293632/family-tools-1x04-book-club-romance" target="_blank">Book Club Romance</a>
5. 1-5 05 Jun 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293633/family-tools-1x05-waiting-for-mrs-bichette" target="_blank">Waiting for Mrs. Bichette</a>
6. 1-6 12 Jun 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293634/family-tools-1x06-role-model" target="_blank">Role Model</a>
7. 1-7 19 Jun 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293635/family-tools-1x07-the-big-event" target="_blank">The Big Event</a>
8. 1-8 26 Jun 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293636/family-tools-1x08-jack-steps-up" target="_blank">Jack Steps Up</a>
9. 1-9 03 Jul 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293637/family-tools-1x09-pest-side-story" target="_blank">Pest Side Story</a>
10. 1-10 10 Jul 13 <a href="https://www.tvmaze.com/episodes/293638/family-tools-1x10-terry-by-design" target="_blank">Terry by Design</a>
Tags: 2013, Canceled, Comedy, Danielle Nicolet, Edi Gathegi, English, family business, hardware store, Hollywood, J.K. Simmons, Kyle Bornheimer, Leah Remini, Mark Gordon, Scripted, store, TV Series, TV-PG