 The episode guest stars William H. Macy and Joe Frazier as themselves, and Michael York as Homer's new father, Mason Fairbanks.As Marge drives on a highway to go shopping, she finds a toll booth, but she and other Springfield residents drive through an adjacent forest trail to avoid paying.A week later, Mayor Quimby enforces tire spikes and blocks off the escape route, needing money to "de-python" the town fountain.