| A Spoonful of Bitter
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| Tapped Out Quest Information
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A Spoonful of Bitter is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Easter 2014 content update. It requires Shary Bobbins to be obtained.
Dialogue[edit]
| After tapping on Ned's exclamation mark
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Homer, I was thinking my boys might benefit from having a woman in the house.
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I get it -- you want my advice on how to meet women.
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Well, "Christian Couples" is a great dating site for people like you. "PlentyofJesusFish" is also good.
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Or if you're feeling frisky, there's "Christian Swingers." Though I imagine you'll meet some very conflicted people.
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No, no, I'm looking for a nanny!
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Someone like Shary Bobbins, who came into your life so magically, discovered what horrible people you are, then got sucked into a jet engine.
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Oh yeah -- happy memories. But hey, if Shary Bobbins is who you want, Shary Bobbins is who you'll get!
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But Homer... she's dead.
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Stupid Flanders, Shary Bobbins is magic! She WAS dead, but now she's alive... because of magic.
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You don't mean... BLACK magic?
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No! Let's call it... "grey" magic...
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Well, actually really, really dark grey. Like Payne's Grey. So dark it kinda looks black. But of course it's not. Only it is.
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Hey Marge! Do we have any goat's blood or eyes of newt? Flanders wants me to do black magic!
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| Task: "Make Shary Bobbins Practice "Grey" Magic". The job takes place at a Brown House and takes 8 hours.
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Quest reward:  100 and  10
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| After tapping on Shary Bobbins' exclamation mark
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I've never seen such well-behaved children! Your rooms are spotless, your homework is done, and you've completed every task set before you.
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Oh no, we've run out of chores! It's a kid's worst nightmare!
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Bedtime isn't until 5:30. However shall we ever fill the time?
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Now, now, children. If you search a little harder, you can always find some meaningless task to fill the time...
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I feel a song coming on...
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BUSY WORK! BUSY WORK! POINTLESS TASKS FOR IDLE JERKS! NOTHING THAT NEEDS DOING, NOTHING REALLY WORTH PURSUING!
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BUSY WORK! BUSY WORK! ANYTHING THAT LEAVES YOU IRKED! SORTING'S ALWAYS BRUTAL, EVEN MORE SO WHEN IT'S FUTILE!
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| Task: "Make Shary Bobbins Sing an Educational Song". The job takes 4 hours.
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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| After tapping on Shary Bobbins' exclamation mark
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Wow, Shary Bobbins! We just spent hours accomplishing nothing!
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You see, children? I knew you could do it!
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Now, imagine how much more fun it would be if, instead of just wasting time, you actually accomplished something?
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And what if the thing you accomplished was something very, very naughty? Wouldn't that be even MORE fun?
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You're scaring me, British lady.
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NAUGHTY PRANKS! NAUGHTY PRANKS! TRY THEM AND YOU'LL GIVE ME THANKS! KIDS BEHAVING BADLY NEVER PASS THE EVENING SADLY!
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NAUGHTY PRANKS! NAUGHTY PRANKS! SOON YOU WILL BE ROBBING BANKS! LET'S GET INTO TROUBLE, AND LET'S DO IT ON THE DOUBLE!
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| Task: "Make Shary Bobbins Encourage Evil Deeds". The job takes place at Flanders House and takes 60 minutes.
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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| After tapping on Shary Bobbins' exclamation mark
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Daddy, Shary Bobbins is making us do bad things!
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Miss Bobbins, far be it from an American to criticize anyone with a British accent...
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...but why are you corrupting my little angels?
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Goodness me! Most people who use the Dark Arts to summon their nannies from beyond the grave EXPECT this kind of thing!
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Yes, well, it didn't say anything about "demonic tendencies" in your references.
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I've been meaning to update those.
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Task: "Reach Level 7 and Build the Blue House".
Task: "Make Shary Bobbins Update her References". The job takes place at a Blue House and takes 12 hours.
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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| After tapping on Ned's exclamation mark
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Miss Bobbins, I'm afraid this just isn't working out.
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Are you firing me?
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"Firing" is such an ugly word. Let's call it "encouraging your relocation by bringing in an exorcist and dousing the entire house in holy water."
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I suppose it's for the best. I've never met such perfect angels as your boys. It makes me sick.
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If only Homer Simpson would take me back. That son of his shows real promise, evil-wise.
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Ah, well. Goodbye, children!
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| Task: "Make Shary Bobbins Fly on her Umbrella". The job takes 24 hours.
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| Quest reward: 200 and 20
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Behind the Laughter[edit]
The quest name is a reference to the song "A Spoonful of Sugar" from Mary Poppins.
