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Family Tools (2013)

Family Tools poster
Genre
sitcom
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 10 episodes
Rated
TV-PG
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 9 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man takes over his father's handyman business. He tries to prove himself while dealing with oddball customers and family.

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What happens

Family Tools is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from May 1 to July 10, 2013, and aired on Wednesdays at 8:30 pm ET. 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 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. It was later reported on November 10, 2012, that ABC cut their order from 13 episodes to 10 because of scheduling conflicts. Family Tools was canceled on May 10, 2013, after only two episodes had aired. The show was not renewed for a second season. However, the remaining episodes aired over the summer. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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