smokin joe frazier

So let's get it out of the way right off the bat -- Wiiliam H. Macy and "Smokin" Joe Frazier are not even in consideration to be Homer's father in this episode, it's only Michael York. The other two are in the episode alright, but in other funny cameos. The "mystery" of Homer's past has been done a couple of times, in a couple of different ways, so this episode wasn't necessarily an "original" idea, but it was still pretty funny nonetheless. I think I may have finally put my finger on what's been missing from the show the past couple of years, and why it's suddenly funny again, but I'll get to that in the recap, for now -- On with the show!