Sean Duffy Tells Americans to Ditch the Pajamas | Tim Allen, Lili Reinhart, Dusty Slay | Tuesday, November 25

Summary

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Episode: Tuesday, November 25 – Sean Duffy Tells Americans to Ditch the Pajamas | Tim Allen, Lili Reinhart, Dusty Slay
Date: November 26, 2025

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Episode Overview

This lively episode of The Tonight Show blends signature Jimmy Fallon humor, sharp pop culture commentary, and engaging guest conversations. Highlights include Thanksgiving travel jokes, timely headlines, a rapid-fire "Stranger Things" recap with the cast, and interviews with Tim Allen and Lili Reinhart. Comedian Dusty Slay closes the show with a stand-up set full of wry takes on parenting and car technology.

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Key Segments & Notable Moments

1. Thanksgiving Travel & Political Monologue

[01:10–05:06]

• Thanksgiving Travel. Jimmy leans into the madness of holiday travel, riffing on crowded airports and TSA speed-ups:

  • “The TSA is asking that you put your bag, your laptop and yourself in a gray bin.” (01:36)
  • Jokes about dressing better for flights after a political figure calls for an end to pajama-wearing travelers:
    • “He doesn't understand. We wear pajamas because we have to sleep at the airport.” (01:43)

• White House Turkey Pardon: A running gag with Trump’s turkey pardoning and clever callbacks to various public figures:

  • "At the end of the day, all they want is a pardon. Then Trump said, okay, now I know you're talking about me." (03:45)

• Pop culture & politics blending: Includes a joke list “Trump’s schedule,” hitting absurd Trumpisms and pop culture references:

  • “Golf, sleep, turkey pardoning. Okay, my turn. Pardon me.” (04:56)

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2. “Stranger Things” Recap Game

[05:37–06:51]

• Cast Rapid Recap: Jimmy and guests (Dusty Slay, Lili Reinhart, Tim Allen) team up to summarize all previous "Stranger Things" seasons in under one minute. It’s both energetic and nonsensical, poking fun at the show's wild plot turns.
  • “Goodbye Clark and Christmas lights. The upside down, we shut it tight.” – Dusty Slay (06:02)
  • “Vena's coming out to kill.” – Tim Allen (06:40)
  • “Okay, but Ella's here to save the day. Season 5 Becknaz Lair. Goats are floating in the air. One more year with better hair. Stranger Things.” – Dusty Slay (06:43)
  • “We'll see you there.” – Lili Reinhart (06:50)

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3. Tim Allen Interview

[08:41–18:58]

Thanksgiving Traditions & Detroit Roots

• Tim jokes about Thanksgiving in Detroit and being a longtime suffering Lions fan:
  • “It's easier to be a loser... you know, you're a bad team when you're going, that was a good punt.” (09:47)

“Toy Story 5” Teaser & Legacy

• Tim opens up about finishing recording for “Toy Story 5,” doing voice work with Pixar, and his bond with Tom Hanks.

  • “That story's been so much a part of my life... Tom and I become really close friends because of that.” (11:11)
  • Jimmy & Tim discuss the emotional resonance of Toy Story movies:
    • "I cried in the third one. I thought that was the end... That was the greatest movie in my lifetime." – Jimmy Fallon (11:55)

• Tim describes the new film’s theme: toys becoming obsolete in the age of screens.

  • “That's what this is all about… you know, play with the toy again...” (11:46)

The Tim Allen Grunt Viral Challenge

• Jimmy brings up viral Hinge profiles asking for the Tim Allen "Home Improvement" grunt.
  • “It's horrible hearing them back to back… it became a huge deal” – Tim Allen (13:05)
  • Tim details how the grunt started and riffs on men communicating with noises during family meals.

Life & Stand-up Reflections

• Tim shares stories from being an altar boy and poking fun at religious rituals as a kid.
  • “Where in the Bible does it say, and he shall put a wastebasket upon him?” (14:41)
• Discussing his stand-up career, the joy of performing live, and a touching story about Richard Pryor's influence.
  • "I'm not going to say it to my promoter. I probably do it for free because I enjoy what I do on stage more than anything else. I do because I'm giving joy." (16:59)

“Shifting Gears” Sitcom

• Tim jokes about being the “Tom Brady of sitcoms” as his current series enters its second season.
• Talks about the show’s premise—his character deals with grief and starts dating again (with Jenna Elfman joining the cast).
  • “All the scenes are people mistaking her for my daughter.” (18:52)

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4. Lili Reinhart Interview

[19:31–27:31]

Thanksgiving Memories

• Shares nostalgic childhood poem about Thanksgiving:
  • "Thanksgiving. We play games. We have turkey. My favorite food is turkey. We eat a lot. We sleep over at my grandma's. On the sweet Thanksgiving night. The end. Happy Thanksgiving.” (20:29)

Pop Culture Associations

• Addresses her pop-culture “brands”: Mountain Dew, Taco Bell, and Shrek, as well as the frequent interview questions about her mental health.
  • “So all people want to talk to you about is Mountain Dew, Taco Bell, Shrek, and my mental illnesses.” – Lili Reinhart (22:09)

Upcoming Projects

• Talks about new film, "Forbidden Fruits," co-starring Lola Tung; describes their bond during night shoot schedules and shares “heart to heart” moments on fame and industry wisdom (23:32–24:09).
• "Hal and Harper": Explains the new Mubi show, playing codependent siblings, and acting as younger versions of themselves.
  • “No one will ever ask me to play a nine year old again. So I took advantage of it.” (26:48)
• Funny story about meeting Mark Ruffalo (her onscreen dad) for the first time—while suffering a migraine at sushi dinner.
  • “Mark caravanned with us home to make sure I got home safe because he's such a dad and he's so wonderful…” (25:48)

Working with Child Actors

• Jokes about the awkwardness of making small talk with child actors and feeling appropriately uncomfortable in those scenes.
  • “I don't know how to make a small talk with a 9 year old... Ultimately it was great. I was supposed to feel uncomfortable... and I certainly did.” (26:57)

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5. Dusty Slay Stand-up Set

[28:19–32:52]

• Dusty brings his signature dry delivery, riffing on:
  • Winter’s benefit: leaving leftover food in the car.
    • “My favorite thing about winter is being able to leave food in your car overnight.” (28:21)
  • Parents who are oblivious to their kids’ bad behavior.
  • Renting cars and ridiculous modern car features (auto-stop at lights, lane warnings, beeping, muting the radio).
    • “Back when I was growing up, that wasn’t a feature...that was a flaw.” (28:44)
    • “I want a car smart enough to learn my patterns...Maybe we don't beep until both tires are off the road.” (29:20)
  • How his 2-year-old picks up his behaviors behind the wheel and shouts, “go!” at red lights.

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Notable Quotes

| Time | Speaker | Quote | |--------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | 01:36 | Jimmy Fallon | "The TSA is asking that you put your bag, your laptop and yourself in a gray bin." | | 03:45 | Jimmy Fallon | "At the end of the day, all they want is a pardon. Then Trump said, okay, now I know you're talking about me." | | 09:47 | Tim Allen | "It's easier to be a loser... you know, you're a bad team when you're going, that was a good punt." | | 11:11 | Tim Allen | "That story's been so much a part of my life... Tom and I become really close friends because of that." | | 11:55 | Jimmy Fallon | "I cried in the third one. I thought that was the end... That was the greatest movie in my lifetime." | | 13:05 | Tim Allen | "It's horrible hearing them back to back… it became a huge deal." | | 14:41 | Tim Allen | "Where in the Bible does it say, and he shall put a wastebasket upon him?" | | 16:59 | Tim Allen | "I'm not going to say it to my promoter. I probably do it for free because I enjoy what I do on stage more than anything else." | | 20:29 | Lili Reinhart | "Thanksgiving. We play games. We have turkey. My favorite food is turkey. We eat a lot. We sleep over at my grandma's. On the sweet Thanksgiving night. The end. Happy Thanksgiving." | | 22:09 | Lili Reinhart | "So all people want to talk to you about is Mountain Dew, Taco Bell, Shrek, and my mental illnesses." | | 28:21 | Dusty Slay | "My favorite thing about winter is being able to leave food in your car overnight." | | 28:44 | Dusty Slay | "Back when I was growing up, that wasn’t a feature...that was a flaw." |

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Segment Timestamps

• Thanksgiving Monologue & Political Gags: 01:10–05:06
• Stranger Things Recap Game: 05:37–06:51
• Tim Allen Interview: 08:41–18:58
• Lili Reinhart Interview: 19:31–27:31
• Dusty Slay Standup: 28:19–32:52

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Overall Tone & Style

Jimmy Fallon’s blend of playful sarcasm, nostalgia, and celebrity rapport keeps this episode energetic and fun. Guests match the mood with lighthearted anecdotes, personal stories, and good-natured self-deprecation. Notably, the episode leans into holiday themes, pop-culture quirks, and comedic takes on modern life, making it relatable and entertaining for a wide audience.

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For New Listeners

• If you’re new to the show, this episode is a great sampler: you’ll get timely monologue humor, nostalgia from guest interactions (Toy Story, childhood Thanksgivings), pop culture rapid-fire (Stranger Things), and a snapshot of modern stand-up comedy.
• Each guest offers a blend of career updates and personal stories, all in the Tonight Show’s affable banter style.

Transcript

[Jimmy Fallon]

From Studio 6P in Rockefeller center in the heart of New York City, it's the Tonight show starring Jimmy Fallon. Tonight, join Jimmy and his desk, Tim Allen, Louie Reinhart, comedian Duncan Beats player and featured speed legendary Ruth her 2, 2 and 9. And now here he Jimmy. That's what I'm talking about. Hi, everybody. Welcome. You look great. Thank you very, very much. Enjoy yourself.

Enjoy yourself. Welcome, everybody. Welcome to the Tonight Show.

We're here. That's right.

Thank you for watching at home. Well, guys, with Thanksgiving almost here, today was one of the busiest travel days of the year. Yep. The airports are so crowded, people now applaud when they get on the plane. But this is smart. To speed things up, the TSA is asking the that you put your bag, your laptop and yourself in a gray bin.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Meanwhile, Trump's transportation secretary called for passengers to dress a little better while flying and ditch the pajamas for jeans. He doesn't understand we wear pajamas because we have to sleep at the airport. That's why we wear pajamas.

If it was faster, we could wear.

A tuxedo if you want. Yeah. He wants people to dress well, help each other, and if someone misbehaves, just politely say, quiet, piggy. I think it's a good idea. Some big political news. A federal judge just dismissed the criminal cases against James Comey and Letitia James. Yeah, the case was thrown out quicker than your aunt's green bee surprise after Thanksgiving. Meanwhile, today at the White House, President Trump pardoned two turkeys and named Gobble and Waddle. And I saw that they handed out programs that included some interesting facts about the turkeys. Check this out. The program said they have long, floppy neck tissue known as a waddle. Then Trump said, hold up, are you talking about the turkeys or me? Next it said, they're known to eat worms, nuts, and small reptiles. Then RFK Jr. Said, Hold up, are you talking about the turkeys or me? Then it said, there are two of them and they are less intelligent than a crow or parrot. And Eric and Don Jr. Said, Hold up, are you talking about the turkeys or us? Next it said, they were only together for a few minutes, but Trump will cherish them forever. Then Zoran Mamdani said, hold up, are you talking about the turkeys or me? Then it said, the second one is just a backup in case the first one keels over. Then J.D. vance said, hold up, are you talking about the turkeys or me? Next it said, fun fact, they can have up to 14 kids a year. And Elon Musk said, hold up. Are you talking about the turkeys or me? Then it said, they need careful supervision or they'll try to escape the White House grounds. Then Melania said, hold up. Are you talking about the turkeys or me? And finally it said, at the end of the day, all they want is a pardon. Then Trump said, okay, now I know you're talking about me. Very interesting program that they gave out.

[Tim Allen]

For the White House.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Well, hey, get this. Trump said that there are only a few points of disagreement remaining in his peace deal between Russia and Ukraine. I like to picture they were on the verge of a peace deal and Trump was like, hang on, I gotta pardon, gobble and waddle. I'll be right back. Well, guys, Trump's been busy lately and if you've been in trouble keeping up with his schedule, don't worry, we've got you covered here. I'll break it down for you. Monday meetings, Tuesday review. Wednesday meetings, Thursday see Wicked 2 Friday update. IPhone screen no more pictures of Epstein. Say bye bye to Mrs. Green. She was nice, but now she's mean. Tell reporter quiet piggy Build a ballroom to get jiggy. Call the lefties. Total morons. Except one. I love you, Zara. Golf, then tan then go workout. JK Shove McRib in mouth. Golf, then sleep then make stuff up. Go to Starbucks need bear cup. Golf, Golf 10 Golf Change West Wing spray paint gold on everything. Golf, sleep, turkey pardoning. Okay, my turn. Pardon me.

[Tim Allen]

There you go.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Now you're all caught up. Thank you. We're switching gears to some business news. This holiday we can a record 187 million Americans are expected to go shopping. Yeah, it's going to be crazy this year. Before walking into TJ Maxx, they ask you for your emergency contact info. That's not good. And finally, guys, we're so excited for this. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things starts tomorrow.

[Dusty Slay]

So.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We teamed up with the cast to recap everything that's happened on the show so far. The only catch, they had to do it all in under a minute. Check it out.

[Dusty Slay]

Dustin Wilkins Will Mike me hopkins in me 83chillin playing dd I go missing. Omg demargon something awful. Major bull cut.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Echo waffle.

[Dusty Slay]

Goodbye Clark and Christmas lights. The upside down we shut it tight. Dustin Lucas Will mike Max Upside down.

[Lili Reinhart]

It has some cracks.

[Dusty Slay]

Will's possessed 11's John Major bowl cut Demodoff. I like Nancy.

[Lili Reinhart]

I like John.

[Tim Allen]

I like Matt.

[Dusty Slay]

And mom likes Bob Rip well, so it goes, guys.

[Tim Allen]

On fat.

[Lili Reinhart]

The gate is closed.

[Dusty Slay]

Dustin Lucas, Wilsie Robin Starcourt Mall the best in Hawkins Mike 11 we've been crushing.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There's no time. They found the Russians.

[Dusty Slay]

Ice cream Spy Team Suzy Fu Billy Killing get the crew Beat the flare Fight for glory Never ending story Dustin, stop. Look where the time is.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Vena's here.

[Lili Reinhart]

He wants to find us upside down.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's right behind us. Chrissy, wake up. I don't like this.

[Tim Allen]

Vena's coming out to kill.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Hurry, go run up that H. Mom's in Russia.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, but Ella's here to save the day. Season 5 Becknaz Lair Goats are floating in the air. One more year with better hair. Stranger things.

[Lili Reinhart]

We'll see you there.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my goodness. Come on now. We have a great show. Give it up for the Roots right there, ladies and gentlemen. Kicking rock like a 4, 10 teller round bout 9, 5, 8 a word Ella yellow, you know how the dorms up on my top Asking about the damn boys what are going wrong.

What a show we have for you tonight. He's a very funny comedian and actor in the sitcom Shifting Gears. It airs Wednesdays at 8pm on ABC.

Tim Allen is here tonight. Come on, come on, legend.

Plus, you know her from the hit series Riverdale. You can now see her in the new show Hal and Harper, which is streaming now on Mubi. Please. Lili Reinhart is joining us and we.

Got great stand up from my man, Dusty Slay.

He is the greatest.

Everyone.

I just want to remind everyone that my album Holiday Seasoning is out now. It's available.

[Dusty Slay]

It's got.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's got 20. Yeah, it's got 25. 25 original songs. We got duets with Dolly Parton on here, Justin Timberlake, the Jonas Brothers.

The Roots right there. Stick around. Our first guest is a very talented.

Actor and comedian who stars in the sitcom Shifting Gears. It airs Wednesdays at 8pm on ABC and streams the next day on Hulu. Please welcome Tim Allen.

Standing ovation for Tim Allen. Come on. Welcome back to the show.

We always love to have you on. You look sharp as always, bud.

[Tim Allen]

I'm a banker today.

[Jimmy Fallon]

No way. You're sharp. You look like a stud. Happy Thanksgiving to you too. Are you going back to Detroit for Thanksgiving? Yeah.

[Dusty Slay]

Woo.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We allow one person in every audience. They can be as loud as they want.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah, it's big family. I got. Will it be 20 this year? We got 26 of us at my mom's in a rest home. So we all see her and then we go to the Lions game. We've been doing it for years. I don't want to break it up because Sunday was not a good day. I'm also a Giants fan because I was a kid. I. I got a note from YA Tittle when I was a little kid.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Was that right?

[Tim Allen]

Yeah. So I was a big Giants fan on Sunday. The Lions are a great team this year. Better than 57 was the last time they won. And I've been going to. Been with this losers for so long. Well, it's tough to be with winners. It's easier to be a loser.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Tim Allen]

You know, the team was easy because you know you're a bad team when you're. You're going, that was a good punt.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, wow, that's silly.

[Tim Allen]

Oh, that was.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That was a.

[Tim Allen]

That's a good.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That was right there.

Right down the middle.

[Tim Allen]

You don't see punch like that, you know.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We have a lot to discuss. Tim Allen, now that I have you here. The Toy Story 5 teaser trailer just got everyone.

[Tim Allen]

Hey.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes, it looks great again. Another great one. And it just wrapped. The movie on Friday.

[Tim Allen]

Wrapped on Friday, which is corresponding. I came. I went to. Hanks is in a play here at the Shed.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, yeah.

[Tim Allen]

And he's done it. So I came to say say hi to him. And it was a sad day because you do. It's not like a movie. They go, tim's wrapped for the movie. And people clap and they just go, okay, that's it. Thanks, Tim. And that was. I said thanks. He goes, your part's done.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're by yourself in a booth.

[Tim Allen]

In a booth. Well, there's like eight people behind a window and they don't clap.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Or this.

[Tim Allen]

Nothing. Just. Thanks very much. Get out.

[Jimmy Fallon]

The Uber's waiting for you, bud.

[Tim Allen]

We shoot. I do it at Disney Studios in la and then Pixar has the other end of it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Amazing.

[Tim Allen]

It's an amazing experience. That story's been so much a part of my life with that character. And I said, tom and I become really close friends because of that.

[Dusty Slay]

Good.

[Tim Allen]

And I'll tell you this. 5. They. They did it. You know, you get a lot of critics. You know, can you do five? You're supposed to do five, you know, you know, into the Terminator thing and the, you know, alien.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How many can you do?

[Tim Allen]

How many can you do? Prequel.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is looks good.

[Tim Allen]

It's very clever. It's really, really clever.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Well, I love it because I think what I've seen from the teaser trailer, it's about what my kids are kind of going through. It's like toys are become obsolete now. You have your Little screen, screen.

[Tim Allen]

That's what this is all about, you know. You know, play with the toy again. And it. If we. If we do it and we're not. We're not shoving in people.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm already crying about this. I'm already losing it.

[Tim Allen]

I don't.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I cried in the third one. I thought that was the end of. I go, no, no, no, no, no. That was the greatest movie.

[Tim Allen]

That was the greatest movie in my.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Lifetime, in my life. I love Toy Story 3.

[Tim Allen]

I was like, this is so cool. It's Jesse's story. It's about Jesse. She's in trouble. So Tom and I, or Tom Woody and I have to go find her. You know, fabric cowboy that's balding. It's really funny because he's got a little bald spot now. And I just burped.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, good.

[Tim Allen]

I don't know how a toy can have a bald spot, but it can't.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It. Something I wanted to ask you about recently went viral that a woman was. Used the following prompt on her. On her hinge profile, okay? She said, I get along best with people who can do an impression of the Tim Allen grunt from Home Improvement. Okay? This is what she put on her hinge profile, looking for someone to date. And she posted some of the responses on TikTok. Take a look at this. You should have released a song.

Yeah. Oh, my God.

It's odd hearing them back to back.

[Tim Allen]

It's horrible hearing them back to back. It's not that difficult. It was. It was. It was like my new song. I remember a long time ago, Bob Seeger from Detroit saw me in concert. He said, you put butts in the seats. You own it, but you got to get a hook. Something that people remember. And I start doing these corporate gigs, and nobody in this room was for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company. Bunch of drunk guys eating steaks and all. I see the back of them, and they're not doing anything. All I hear is, and they're. And it was. It's like Thanksgiving at my house. There's seven boys and two girls in my family. And men, when they're eating, don't speak. They just point and go, no, no, the salt. Yeah, yeah. So I started doing that, and it became a huge deal. The reason I laughed at it is because when you wrote it on Home Improvement, somebody had to write it, of course. So I had to write. Your O is.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh.

Oh, no, sorry.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah, you got it. Teaching you how to do it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Yeah. There's.

[Tim Allen]

There's a question. Oh, they're Nice.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

You're asking. It's a polite question.

[Tim Allen]

It's a polite question.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're asking them, hey, you pass this on.

[Tim Allen]

Pass. Huh?

[Jimmy Fallon]

And then do you grunt back and.

[Tim Allen]

Well, that. If you understand what he said, you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It's the greatest thing, man. It's so funny. I was reading up on you, trying to ask you the questions I haven't asked you before. And I saw that we were both altar boys.

[Tim Allen]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I was going to ask you about that. Were you a good altar boy?

[Tim Allen]

I was. I'm still a Bible reader. I'm curious about all this for a variety of different reasons, but I was always going, I'm Anglican, so we'd have the bishop every now and then. And I asked the minister, I said, why does he wear a wastebasket on his head? And the minister goes, what'd you just say? Because you're not allowed to look at him. Because we couldn't keep our eyes off, and I couldn't. But why does he wear a waistband? Where in the Bible does it say, and he shall put a wastebasket upon him? And he'd always go, you know, I think he should go out of the schoolroom. I go, there's nobody in there. He goes, exactly.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You go down.

[Tim Allen]

But the one that killed him was when you get done with the blessing, the wine and the water, they clean out the chalice and then they. Then they dump it. They put it in a sink. So I'm back there, and he goes, oh, no, no, no, no, no, no, not that sink. There's another sink next to the regular sink that's got a piece of wood on it with a lock that he has to come unlock it. This is the blessed sink. I go, whoa, new time out. I didn't know, you know. And I said, so is there a blessed plumber that has to fix the blessed sink? Out he goes, let's go down to the schoolroom.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Let's go to school. By yourself? Yeah. But I'll give you, you were a funny kid.

[Tim Allen]

The unblessed sink, the real sink that you go and pour the wine in, it goes straight into the earth. It doesn't go to the sewer system. Because actually there is a reason why they have two different sinks. Again, going through the Bible, I'm going, where's the sink part? Where do you think?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, I got this part.

[Tim Allen]

Wow.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It goes right into the earth. Yeah. You learn something new every day.

[Tim Allen]

That's awful.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're one of my favorite stand ups. You're doing stand up comedy all over the country. I Want to mention Boise, Idaho, January 10th, 10th at the Morrison center and February 7th in Stockton, California, the Bob Hope Theater.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah. Isn't that wild?

[Jimmy Fallon]

Isn't that wild? Do you love, still love doing stand up?

[Tim Allen]

I, I, I learned it. I did the Fox theater I saw prior when I was in college, and it changed my life. I had never been that affected by anything where I Laughing so hard that I'm raising my hand like he's gonna go, hey, this little white dude wants me to calm down. Is that what you want? I wanted to slow down because he was so. He changed my life about timing, everything.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I know when it's too much, like my brain can't handle. Stop talking, please.

[Tim Allen]

He ended up reaching out to me later in his life. He said, of all the comics, he said, I'd like to meet you because I think you got. And it was so blessed, that whole moment that Turn it around. I've now, I'm not going to say it to my promoter. I probably do it for free because I enjoy what I do on stage more than anything else. I do because I'm giving joy. You're bringing people forget at least what they're. Whatever they're going through for a moment, I said, and I always go because I got this bubble of comedy. If you love what's coming, wait till you see the next bit. And they just hit it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Roll like a wave.

[Tim Allen]

I just love it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's my favorite thing to see. Congrats again on another successful sitcom, Shifting Gears. Oh, my gosh. You're second. Second season.

[Tim Allen]

And I'm the Tom Brady of sitcoms now.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You really are the Tom Brady of sitcoms. Yeah. You're just, you're crushing it. But it's a great cast. You have Jenna Elfman with you right now, which is fantastic. I love Jenna Elkin. And now this year, your character is dating again.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah, well, the whole idea. I said, if I do another sitcom, I want to have a deal with cars. I did construction equipment with Home Improvement, and then the last man standing was outdoor equipment, which I love. Now I have a hot rod shop, and I build custom hot rods, which we do. And then. And I wanted to have. My wife, unfortunately, recently passed away, so I deal with grief. I thought that was interesting for me. And then they said, it's been two years. We'd like to have a romantic relationship. And I said, okay, makes more interesting. They brought up Jenna, and I know Jenna and I did a movie with her, and they said, well, she kind of looks a little young for me. And they go, no, no, they're. They're BSing me. No, you play a lot younger, you know, on tv. You know, you look pretty good. You know, I get it. Do a scene with her. I really. All the scenes are people mistaking her for my daughter.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's so funny. But you do have some good chemistry. I get.

[Tim Allen]

Oh, yeah, she's a great person. And they said she's funny.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Come on now. Tim Allen, everybody. Shifting Gears airs Wednesdays at 8pm on ABC, streams the next day on Hulu. We'll be right back with Lily Reinhardt. Stick around, everybody. Our next guest is a talented actress.

Who you know from the series Riverdale. You can see her now in her new show, Hal and Harper, which is streaming now on Mubi. Everyone, please welcome Lili Reinhart. Love you.

Come on.

Welcome back to the show, Lili Reinhart. It's always great to see you. And thanks for being on. Thanksgiving is only two days away.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Do you have plans for this year? What are you doing?

[Lili Reinhart]

I'm going to see the fam in Charlotte.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, is that where you're from?

[Lili Reinhart]

No, I'm from Cleveland, but we moved to Charlotte when I was 16, so. Cleveland. Yes. So, yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So I'll be Cleveland or Charlotte.

[Lili Reinhart]

Yeah. Which one? Cleveland.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Okay. Yeah, Cleveland. She moved out of there, so. But you love them both. You love me. I love them both. Yeah. And your mom was nice enough to send us a photo of something that you made when you were in second grade. A little Thanksgiving art.

[Lili Reinhart]

A little Thanksgiving art.

[Tim Allen]

Yeah.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I figured I'd show this by Lily. Oh, no.

[Lili Reinhart]

This is my poem from second grade. Well, it says, Thanksgiving. We play games. We have turkey. My favorite food is turkey.

[Tim Allen]

Wow.

[Lili Reinhart]

We eat a lot. We sleep over at my grandma's. On the sweet Thanksgiving night. The end. Happy Thanksgiving.

[Jimmy Fallon]

There you go. The sweet Thanksgiving night.

[Lili Reinhart]

That old sweet Thanksgiving night.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Sweet Thanksgiving night is what they say. How cute. Are you kidding me? You were two. Oh, no.

[Lili Reinhart]

Second grade.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Second grade.

Sorry.

I was like, something's not right here. You're a genius.

[Lili Reinhart]

I wouldn't be here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my God.

[Lili Reinhart]

I would not be here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Amazing. So talented. I love the colors and. Oh, my God, you're very talented. Well, you've been acting for decades now. People know you from Riverdale, but people also know you from other things that you said in interviews, which you didn't.

[Lili Reinhart]

Help me with, by the way. Last time I was here, we drank various Mountain Dew flavored things.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Mountain Dew, that's correct.

[Lili Reinhart]

Which is great.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Lili Reinhart]

But for some reason, 10 years ago, people Started really, like, associating me with kind of three things, and one was Mountain Dew.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Because you love Mountain Dew?

[Lili Reinhart]

Because I love Mountain Dew. It is what it is. And then. Thanks. And then like Taco Bell, because I just love fast food.

[Jimmy Fallon]

This is.

[Lili Reinhart]

Oh, and then Shrek.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes.

[Lili Reinhart]

I love Shrek. And I. I don't know, I like, tweeted a lot about shrek, I guess 10 years ago. And now it comes up, people are like, tell me about your love of Shrek. And I don't know how I got here.

[Jimmy Fallon]

So all people want to talk to you about is Mountain Dew, Taco Bell.

[Lili Reinhart]

Taco Bell, Shrek, and my mental illnesses.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, no.

[Lili Reinhart]

Yes. No, just they're like, so you're the girl who's depressed all the time. And I'm like, that's me. So they bring it up in every interview. They're like, tell us about.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, my gosh.

[Lili Reinhart]

Your various alefins.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. So you changed.

[Tim Allen]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You could change the subject back to let's go back to Mountain Dew.

[Tim Allen]

That was better.

[Lili Reinhart]

Let's go back to Mountain Dew.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah. Oh, no, I won't make you have Taco Bell on the show. Or Mountain Dew.

[Lili Reinhart]

Yeah, that would be nice.

[Jimmy Fallon]

We could.

[Lili Reinhart]

We could. Next time.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Next time. Next time we'll do a Taco Bell taste off.

[Lili Reinhart]

Thank you.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, no problem. Anything for you, bud. I want to talk about. Well, you have. First of all, you have an upcoming film called Forbidden Fruits.

[Lili Reinhart]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Which also stars Lola Tung. This is exciting. Have you spent a lot of time together?

[Lili Reinhart]

Yeah, I mean, we shot in Toronto earlier this year and she's obviously on Summer I Turn Pretty, as we all know. I asked her. This was before the final season aired. I asked her who she ends up with and she did not tell me.

[Tim Allen]

Oh, really?

[Lili Reinhart]

Yeah. She was very secretive about it, which is fine. I was like, I have no stake in this game. You can tell me. She was like, I'm not allowed to tell you, but you probably had to.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Go through that whole thing with Riverdale.

[Lili Reinhart]

I guess people were always like, team whoever and whoever. And I was like, say it. Team Betty. Always.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Oh, you can't say the names.

Well, no.

[Lili Reinhart]

Team Archie or Team Jughead. And I was always like, you said.

[Jimmy Fallon]

It, you said it.

[Lili Reinhart]

But she's so wonderful and we.

[Jimmy Fallon]

She's fantastic.

[Lili Reinhart]

And we bonded on that. That that film was shot all on night shoots. So I would go to set at 8pm and drive home at 9am, which you're delusional as hell. So we would have like a 4am conversation where we're like, so tell me about your life. Just, like, trying to stay awake. It was challenging.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I think you'd be a good kind of mentor because you've kind of been through it. I mean, you go, yeah, I had the biggest thing, and everyone. Fame happens, and no one really set you up for how.

[Lili Reinhart]

It was a really good, like, heart to heart. Not that she needed it or asked for it, but it was. It felt protective of her.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah.

[Lili Reinhart]

She's the sweetest person.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Come back when that comes out. I will, please. Let's talk about Helen Harper. This is. You play Harper.

[Lili Reinhart]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And your brother and sister in this. And I heard that you had a very interesting way of bonding with your brother in the movie.

[Lili Reinhart]

Oh, well, yeah. So I met Cooper Rife, who's the filmmaker, writer, actor, director, editor of this show, and I just had signed onto it. I was about to go to Mount Shasta for, like, a little healing retreat, which I try to do every few years, and it was sort of like an empty. I was like, oh, well, you can come if you want. And he was like, okay. And I was like, oh, all right. I've known you for, like, a week, but all right.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I didn't really mean to invite you, but I guess, all right, you're coming.

[Lili Reinhart]

And then we went to, like, on a healing trip together, and it was really amazing and sort of cemented our brother, sister bond for the show. So it was very helpful.

[Jimmy Fallon]

And your dad is Mark Ruffalo.

[Lili Reinhart]

My dad is Mark Ruffalo.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How cool is that? He's fantastic. We love him.

[Lili Reinhart]

I love Mark.

[Jimmy Fallon]

He's one of the nicest. What do you remember meeting him?

[Lili Reinhart]

Well, I had an unfortunate way of meeting Mark. We went out to sushi in the valley, and I had had a migraine all day. I get migraines, and when I get migraines, I throw up. So we went out to sushi, and throughout the meal, I can, like. You know when you start doing that face when you're, like. Like about throw up.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You're about to throw up a barfy face.

[Lili Reinhart]

And then we're, like, ordering fish.

[Jimmy Fallon]

You can't even say the word.

[Lili Reinhart]

I was. So, yeah, I was icky. So I went to the bathroom.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Do you want any uni or.

[Lili Reinhart]

And Cooper came in and was like, are you throwing up right now? And I was like, I'm throwing up right now, and you can't be in here because I can't throw up in front of anybody.

[Dusty Slay]

Of course.

[Lili Reinhart]

So he left, and Cooper drove me home, and Mark caravanned with us home to make sure I got home safe because he's such a dad and he's so wonderful. And I sort of was just like, nice to meet you, and went in my house and he was. He's just wonderful. That is how we met.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's how he met, ultimately.

[Tim Allen]

Yes.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Again, it's all about bonding.

[Lili Reinhart]

Yeah. We were a family from then on.

[Jimmy Fallon]

How do we set up what Helen Harper is about?

[Lili Reinhart]

Oh, gosh. Helen Harper is about two codependent siblings who their father was very emotionally unavailable to them when they were young. So now that they're older, their dad is having a baby with his girlfriend. And so it's making them reflect on their childhood. And so you see Cooper and I in the present timeline, but we also play ourselves as third and first graders.

[Jimmy Fallon]

That's the part of the show that's amazing. I go, that's a great idea. It's genius.

[Lili Reinhart]

Well, no one will ever ask me to play a nine year old again. So I took advantage of it.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yes, you did. What's it like acting with the kids?

[Lili Reinhart]

Not my cup of tea. I don't wanna. And I don't even say that in a bad way. I just. I don't know how to make a small talk with a 9 year old. I was just. They're just sitting next to me and I'm like this large person next to them dressed in overalls, and they're like, what's going on? And I'm like, I don't know how to explain this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

I'm your age.

[Lili Reinhart]

I grew up too fast. I don't know how to explain this.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Don't you remember Sweet Thanksgivings? Come on, let's relate. Remember writing stuff like that?

Yeah. Right.

[Lili Reinhart]

But ultimately it was great. I was supposed to feel uncomfortable in my own skin, and I certainly did.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Yeah, that's right. Come on. All right. That's how you do it. Lili Reinhardt, everybody. The final episode of Hal and Harper streams this Sunday on Mubi. We'll be right back with st. From Dusty Sleigh. Stick around.

[Dusty Slay]

Every Monday.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Our next guest has his.

Comedy special Wet Heat streaming now on Netflix. Please welcome the very funny Dusty Slave.

[Dusty Slay]

Okay, all right. We're having a good time. Okay. Thank you. Okay. It's a hot show. I'm pumped to be here. Winter's coming and that's good. My favorite thing about winter is being able to leave food in your car overnight. You know what I mean? I love it. You know, you forget to take your food in from a restaurant. No big deal. Eat it on the way to work, you know what I mean? You can't do that in the summer, okay? We're having a good time. You ever meet somebody that has bad kids, but they don't know their kids are bad? You know what I mean? I was talking to this guy the other day, I don't even know him that well. And he was like, yeah, my son got involved in a car accident, and then he fled the scene. Cause he had a bunch of drugs in the car and didn't want to get caught by the cops, you know, but he's a good kid. I was like, I don't know. I don't think he is. He might have used to been, you know, but he's turned. He's turned now. I rent a lot of cars now. Thank you and appreciate that. And the thing I like about renting a car is that's how I learned the new features of cars. You know, I learned what's going on now. Some of them I like. Most of them I don't. One of my least favorite features is how the engine of a car will shut off every time you're at a red light. You know what I mean? It's like. Cause I've had too many cars that don't do that on purpose. Back when I was growing up, that wasn't a feature, you know, that was a flaw. That was bad. You ever have one of these new cars do that to you in a bad neighborhood? You go, not right now, buddy. We are not worried about climate change right now. You know what I mean? Keep it running. Another feature that I hate is how the car will beep at you every time you run off the road. You know, I run off the road a lot. I'm wearing out beepers out here. I'm not focused. I'm eating in the car. I want a car smart enough to learn my patterns, you know, I want a car that goes, all right, this guy runs off the road a lot. Maybe we don't beep until both tires are off the road. Let's wait till this guy's in some real danger here. Another feature. Well, you know, I hate, like, the beeping will sometimes, like, mute the radio. And I hate that because that's just annoying, you know? Now you're just messing with me. Like, I'm on the interstate. I'm weaving in and out of traffic. You know, the car's beeping at me. It's muting the radio. And I know the car doesn't beep at you if you use a turn signal. Right. But you don't use a turn signal when you're cutting people off, you know, I like to cut people off and give them a wave, you know, I go, appreciate confuses them. They go, well, I guess I did let that guy in. Thank you. Like, he wouldn't have got in if I didn't want him to get in, I'll tell you that. Some of the cars, like, if you veer out of the lane a little bit, it'll jerk the wheel. I'm like, what are you, my dad? Like, don't jerk the wheel, you know, Let me drive the car. I think that's what bothers me the most, is it feels like I'm not allowed to drive the car, you know, Know, like in my truck. Now, if I'm driving down the road and I get too close to the car in front of me that stopped in the road, it'll freak out, you know, it's like, break, break. I'm like, I got it. You know, Let me worry about it. I'm not going to hit the car. You know, I know what I'm doing here. But I am trying to send a message. You. And that message is, it don't take all day to turn. You know what I mean? Let's move it along here. I think that car needs a beeper in it that goes, go, go. That's what I say all day in the car, I go, go. It's so bad. My son sits in the car seat behind me. He's two years old. Every red light, he goes, go. I gotta wait for my car to crank back up. He's flipping people off back there, you know, but he's a good kid. Okay, thank you very much. I'm Dusty Slade.

[Jimmy Fallon]

Thank you, brother.

Come on.

He's a good kid.

See Dusty on tour and a special Wet Heat is streaming now on Netflix. We'll be right back, everybody. £21 and get down and get down. Cause I. My thanks to Tim Allen, Lili Reinhart, the cast of Stranger Things, Dusty Slay once again.

You crush it every time. Thank you so much for coming back to our show and the roots right there from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Good night, everybody. Thank you for watch. Better get it, Bar. Get, get, get it, Bar. Get into it. Do it.

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