While directing an episode of Shifting Gears, Danielle Fishel found herself paying to repair Tim Allen‘s car.

“It was so much fun. But one of our guest star actors — everyone is told, ‘These are real cars [on set].’ There’s, like, a big meeting before the day starts,” Fishel, 44, shared on a recent episode of her “Pod Meets World” podcast. “These are real cars. They are Tim Allen’s property.”

The cast and crew were given specific instructions. “‘Please do not lean. Do not scratch. Do not walk too close,'” Fishel recalled being told. “Now, some of the scenes are in a[n] [auto body] shop.”

She continued: “One of our actors leaned all of his body weight while he was doing stuff in the engine. It dented the car. There was a dent. Everyone was like, ‘OK, we have to have a meeting. What are w

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