Family Tools
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| Genre | Sitcom |
| Based on |
White Van Man (U.K TV series) by Adrian Poynton |
| Developed by | Bobby Bowman |
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| Theme music composer | Tomandandy |
| Composer(s) | Dan Radlauer |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (list of episodes) |
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| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
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| Distributor | Disney–ABC Domestic Television |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Audio format | 5.1 surround sound |
| Original release | May 1 – July 10, 2013 |
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, 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. 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 have aired. However, the remaining episodes aired over the summer.
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.
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