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.
The second season of the show saw a network shift and a significant change in its format. Les Polanski (George Wendt), a meat tycoon, acquired The Comet with the goal of transforming it into a respectable newspaper.  The first season's outlandish humor was replaced by a more serious tone, and Stupid Dave's character was simplified to just "Dave."