In the second season, the show switched networks and was retooled. Meat-mogul Les Polanski (George Wendt) buys The Comet, intending to make it a respectable publication. Gone were the outlandishly zany antics from the first season, and Stupid Dave was now merely referred to as Dave.
In the second season, the show underwent a network change and a transformation in its style. Les Polanski (George Wendt), a meat tycoon, purchased The Comet with the intention of making it a respectable publication.  The first season's zany antics were replaced by a more serious approach, and Stupid Dave was renamed "Dave."