Frankel was the casting director, Ian Phillips was the production designer, Kirston Mann was the costume designer, and Alan Yang, Harris Wittels and Katie Dippold worked as executive story editors. Tucker Cawley, who had been a consulting producer during first season of Parks and Recreation, did not return and instead created the short-lived ABC sitcom Hank, starring Kelsey Grammer. Cast All principal cast members from the first season returned for the second, including Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza and Paul Schneider. Chris Pratt, who was billed as a guest star throughout the first season despite appearing in every episode, was promoted to the main cast in season two. Andy Dwyer, Pratt's character, was originally supposed to appear only in the first season, but the producers liked Pratt so much that almost immediately after casting him, they decided to make Andy a regular character. Schneider left the cast after the second season. Schur said when Schneider's character Mark Brendanawicz was conceived, it was anticipated he would eventually become a less frequent character who switched back and forth between government and private sector jobs. Schur claimed that both the producers and Schneider were interested in having the character return for guest appearances in future episodes, though Schneider states that he is not interested in returning and has never been contacted about it. Rob Lowe and Adam Scott joined the Parks and Recreation cast starting in the penultimate second-season episode, "The Master Plan". Scott left his starring role on the Starz comedy series Party Down to join Parks and Recreation, and Lowe had recently departed from the ABC drama series Brothers & Sisters. From the beginning, Scott was expected to become a regular cast member and, during the third season, eventual love interest for Leslie Knope, while Lowe was originally only intended to make a string of guest appearances in the third season and then depart the series. However, Lowe later signed a multi-year contract to become a regular cast member. Schur said even when the character Ben Wyatt was conceived, Adam Scott was considered the "dream scenario" casting choice. Jim O'Heir and Retta, who made regular appearances as parks employees Jerry Gergich and Donna Meagle in the first season, continued to appear in season two. Although still considered guest actors, their characters started to become more fully developed and play larger roles in the episodes. Several other