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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Spring Cleaning content update

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Gil Deal.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out Spring Cleaning content update, was released on April 13, 2016 and was the one hundred and twentyfourth content update. It included 1 new character and 2 new buildings. The Springfield Greenhouse was found in the files of the World's Largest Redwood update.

Characters

Image Name Notes
Street Cleaner.png Street Cleaner The character has no unlock screen.

Buildings

Image Name Building time Task Notes
Springfield Greenhouse.png Springfield Greenhouse 6s Not Throwing Stones Part of the Nature Bundle.
Includes: 5 Apple Trees, Butterfly Tent, Cherub Bird Bath, Kang Topiary, Kodos Topiary, 5 Orange Trees, 10 Rose Bushes, 1 Tree Swing.
Moe's House.png Moe's House Selling Brown Gold

Returning

Image Name Build time Task Returns from
Springfield Laser Tag.png Simpson Laser Tag 6s Disappointing Teenagers Tap Ball and Soccer Cup 2015
Tapped Out Museum Of Swordfish.png Museum Of Swordfish Raising Swordfish Awareness Terwilligers
Tapped Out Waverly Hills Elementary.png Waverly Hills Elementary Training Your Future Oppressors! "Mathlete's Feat" episode tie-in and Springfield Heights

Decorations

Item Image Unlocks
Tapped Out Orange Tree.png Orange Tree Free after completing Springfield Cleaning Pt. 3
(50% chance of which one you get).
Tapped Out Apple Tree.png Apple Tree
Tapped Out Santa's Little Helper Topiary.png Santa's Little Helper Topiary Free after completing Greenhouse Asylum Pt. 3.

Returning

Item Image Returns from
Tapped Out Mr Sparkle billboard.png Mr. Sparkle Billboard "Married to the Blob" episode tie-in and Yard Sale 2014
The Shinning Maze.png The Shinning Maze Treehouse of Horror 2015
Tapped Out Nightmare Pile.png Nightmare Pile "The Kids Are All Fight" episode tie-in

Deals

The Spring Cleaning deals launches on April 13, 2016 at 1.20pm GMT.

Gil, upon entering your town, appeared with the Tapped Out Spring Cleaning Icon.png bubble over his head, which upon tapping, triggered his text, and at the end, opened the Gil Deal screen. Upon tapping Get Em Now it opened the Spring Cleaning menu.

Note: You require the original amount of DonutDonuts to purchase the item, but you'll receive back the rebate donuts.
Image Name Cost Content or Rebate Donuts
April 13th-April 19th
Nature Bundle.png Nature Bundle Donut100 Springfield Greenhouse, 5 Apple Trees,
Butterfly Tent, Cherub Bird Bath,
Kang Topiary, Kodos Topiary,
5 Orange Trees, 10 Rose Bushes, 1 Tree Swing
April 13th-April 17th
Moe's House.png Moe's House Donut110 Donut40
April 13th-April 15th
Tapped Out Mr Sparkle billboard.png Mr. Sparkle Billboard Donut30 Donut10
Tapped Out Dumpster Premium.png Dumpster Donut10 Donut3
Springfield Laser Tag.png Simpson Laser Tag Donut90 Donut35
April 15th-April 19th
Street Cleaner.png Street Cleaner Donut90 Donut35
April 15th-April 17th
Tapped Out Flower Planter Premium.png Flower Planter Donut10 Donut3
Tapped Out Nightmare Pile.png Nightmare Pile Donut100 Donut35
Tapped Out Museum Of Swordfish.png Museum Of Swordfish Donut70 Donut25
April 17th-April 19th
Tapped Out Waverly Hills Elementary.png Waverly Hills Elementary Donut115 Donut40
Tapped Out Tree Swing.png Tree Swing Donut20 Donut8
The Shinning Maze.png The Shinning Maze Donut55 Donut15

Item Origins

Item Episode
Springfield Greenhouse Moe Baby Blues
Street Cleaner Bart Sells His Soul
Moe's House A Star Is Burns
Days of Wine and D'oh'ses (address revealed)
Lisa the Tree Hugger
Regarding Margie
E Pluribus Wiggum
Simpson Laser Tag That '90s Show
Museum Of Swordfish The Great Louse Detective
Water Hills Elementary Waverly Hills 9-0-2-1-D'oh
Mathlete's Feat
Mr. Sparkle Billboard Treehouse of Horror XXVI - "Homerzilla"
The Shinning Maze Treehouse of Horror V - "The Shinning"
Nightmare Pile Lisa's First Word
The Kids Are All Fight

Gameplay

Springfield Cleaning

Springfield Cleaning Pt. 1

After the user logs in on April 13th and tapping on Homer's exclamation mark:
Homer Nothing says Spring has arrived like a BBQ, when we celebrate the rebirth of tiny animals by burning them on open flames.
Homer Who could have a problem with that?
Lisa ...
Marge Sorry, Homer. We celebrate every season, equinox and solstice your way! This year we're celebrating Spring my way – with cleaning!
Homer Aw, I hate your way of celebrating. If it's not cleaning, it's hanging out with family.
Homer Or worse, volunteering for the needy.
Homer Why don't the needy ever volunteer for us?!? I deserve a kitchen full of soup!
Task: Make Springfielders Endure Marge's Nagging [x5] (6s, Simpson House)
If the user has Marge: Task: Make Marge Rally a Springfield Cleaning Crew (6s, Simpson House)
If the user has World's Largest Redwood:
System Message Reap the rewards of your redwood with the Nature Bundle - now available in the store!
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Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Springfield Cleaning Pt. 2

After completing Springfield Cleaning Pt. 1:
Quimby After Marge's motivating words, and a threatening call from my mother, I hereby declare today Springfield Cleaning Day!
Marge Ah-hem!
Quimby Fine, Week.
Fat Tony Excellent. I have many rolled up rugs that require immediate, late night recycling.
Task: Make Springfielders Clean House [x5] (6h, Brown House)
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Springfield Cleaning Pt. 3

After completing Springfield Cleaning Pt. 2:
Marge How can everyone be done already? There is so much more to clean! Have they even disinfected their soap yet?
Homer Hey, the town looks great. Look, I even shoveled a path through all this garbage to the empty trashcan.
Marge This town is so lazy. It only takes six seconds to clean up nuclear waste, and they can't even do that.
Lisa We're just tired of it, Mom. Remember the monorail update?
Lisa For six weeks all anyone in town did was pick up trash.
Marge It was heaven!
Marge Oh well, more cleaning for me!
Task: Reach Level 15 and Build Moe's Tavern
Task: Make Marge Clean House [x5] (6h, Brown House)
Quest reward: Orange Tree or Apple Tree (50% chance), Cash100 and XP10

Premium Gameplay

Gil Deals

Wave 1 Gil Deal

After the user logs in on April 13th:
Gil How would you like a house with no skeletons in its closets? Just in the drywall itself.
Moe Wow! That house has my name on it!
Moe No, I was wrong. Someone spray-painted "MOVE!" on the wall, not "MOE!"
Gil Yeah, it's a fixer upper... meaning you'll have to fix it to get it to stay up.
Spring Cleaning Gil Deal.png

Offer Accepted
Gil Oh boy! This Spring is really taking off for ol' Gil!
Gil A few more sales like this and I can finally get my dignity back from the pawn shop.

Offer Declined
Gil Fine! Gil doesn't need you. Gil doesn't need anyone.
Gil All Gil needs is Gil. And lots of other people. And you. Gil desperately needs you.
Gil We're good, right?

Wave 2 Gil Deal

After the user logs in on April 15th:
Gil I'm back with more fun stuff!
Marge Spring cleaning is about getting rid of stuff! All you're doing is bringing more junk and it's driving me crazy!
Gil But what about something that cleans more than it clutters?
Marge Like a Roomba?
Gil But writ large! For just a few donuts, I can offer you a professional Street Cleaner!

Offer Accepted
Gil You're really cleaning up! Just like Gil!
Gil No backsies!

Offer Declined
Gil Looks like ol' Gil won't be bringing anything to the hobo potluck this year.
Gil Not that I can ever compete with Toothless Joe's gummed potatoes...

Wave 3 Gil Deal

After the user logs in on April 17th:
Gil Wow! Everyone's finding great stuff at my "yard" sale. If I get enough cash, I can finally get that yard I've always wanted and drop those quotation marks.
Wiggum Great stuff, Gil! Normally I hate shopping but this couch I just bought is perfect!
Wiggum It looks like the one I just threw out.
Wiggum It even has a butt groove that fits my butt like a morbidly obese glove.
Wiggum You don' also have a police gun for sale do you? I mistakenly threw that out as well.

Offer Accepted
Gil That's how to celebrate Spring Cleaning in Springfield!
Gil By adding more stuff to it!

Offer Declined
Gil C'mon! Give ol' Gil a chance. It's my Buy Two Get Both sale!

Moe's House Placed

After buying Moe's House:
Moe Aw, the judge sent me a restraining order against peeping on people in bushes. And that was my favorite job!
Moe Guess it's time for a new hobby. What do disgusting loners like me enjoy?
Moe Of course, writing poetry! All I need is a dark pit to do it in. And maybe a skull with a candle in it.
New Job for Moe: Write Epic Poetry (16h)

Black Moe'ld!

After tapping on Moe's exclamation mark:
Moe What's this my house is sitting on? It looks like an ancient burial site.
Moe That's probably why I've had such bad luck with the ladies! Plus my face and personality.
Moe Stupid cursed graves! Time to bring in ghosts' natural predator: TNT!
Task: Make Moe Dig Out a Basement (8h, Moe's House)
Explosion KABOOM!
Moe Whoa! I've struck gold! Liquid brown, lumpy gold! I'm filthy rich!
The Rich Texan No, just filthy. That ain't oil, son -- you hit a sewage line.
Moe I know. And now I can make jenkem!
Otto Alright! I've been hankem for some jenkem!
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Nature Bundle and Springfield Greenhouse Purchased

After buying Nature Bundle and Springfield Greenhouse:
System Message Congratulations on purchasing the Nature Bundle! Its contents have been added to your inventory.
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Lisa Wow, a greenhouse! Finally after three years of non-stop urban sprawl, someone has come to their senses.

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Indeed, Electronic Arts HAS come to their senses and finally taken advantage of the tax write-off for "green-friendly" games.
Homer Ewwwww! What the heck? This donut tastes like crap!

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Also the frosting on all Tapped Out donuts will now be made from ethanol.

Greenhouse Asylum

Greenhouse Asylum Pt. 1

After tapping on Apu's exclamation mark:
Sanjay Clean the Squishee machine...clean the sponge-brush used to clean the Squishee machine...clean the cleaning solution used to clean the sponge-brush used to clean the Squishee machine...
Sanjay This job is more boring than watching plants grow!
Apu Well then why don't you go get a job watching plants grow?
Sanjay I think I will!
Task: Reach Level 39 and Build Sanjay's House
Task: Make Sanjay Apply for a Security Guard Job at the Greenhouse (30m, Springfield Greenhouse)
Sanjay Look at those plants grow! This is even better than I ever imagined!
Sanjay I wonder what kind of plants these are.
Otto Dude, it's 2016 and someone builds a greenhouse?
Sanjay Oh.
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Greenhouse Asylum Pt. 2

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:
Lisa Ahhhhhhh, I just love breathing in this plant-cleaned, natural air. It makes me feel so refreshed...and so healthy...
Lisa And so mellow...
Lisa And so hungry...
Lisa And it also makes me think Phish isn't actually terrible.
Task: Make Lisa Buy Phish Tickets (4h, Simpson House)
On job start:
Marge There's WHAT in this greenhouse?! This has to be stopped!
Marge My daughter is a perfect example of its dangers. It's a gateway drug!
Sanjay A gateway to even worse drugs?
Marge No, a gateway to even worse bands like Furthur and Disco Biscuits!
New Job for Willie: Work With Fierce Diligence (6h)
Quest reward: Cash100 and XP10

Greenhouse Asylum Pt. 3

After tapping on Lisa's exclamation mark:
Lisa Boycott the greenhouse!
Sanjay Why are you protesting the greenhouse? You love it.
Lisa We had the opportunity to educate the townspeople about environmentalism, but they only care about one kind of plant.
Otto That's not true!
Otto We like several different strains.
Lisa Ugh!
Task: Make Lisa Boycott the Greenhouse (2h, Simpson House)
Task: Make Sanjay Go Back to Work at Kwik-E-Mart (2h, Kwik-E-Mart)
If the user has Otto: Task: Make Otto Complain Online That We Didn't Mention Papadosio (2h, Java Server)

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There's no need for boycotts. I'm sure we can settle this peacefully.
Lisa Fat chance! I never stand down from my--

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What if we gave you a free topiary?
Lisa You've got my attention.
Quest reward: Santa's Little Helper Topiary, Cash100 and XP10

Street Cleaner Purchased

After buying Street Cleaner:
Gil You're gonna love this thing so much, you might as well shred the warranty. You know what – I'll take care of that for you.

Conform-o-meter and Krust-o-meter

Item Rating Points
Moe's House Indolence 10
Springfield Greenhouse Tree-hugging 400
Apple Tree Tree-hugging
Bonus $ and XP
400
0.5%
Orange Tree
Butterfly Tent Vanity 200
Kang Topiary Vanity
Bonus $ and XP
150
0.5%
Kodos Topiary
Santa's Little Helper Topiary 100
0.5%
Tree Swing 400
0.5%
Flower Planter 200
0.25
Dumpster
Nightmare Pile 1000
3%
The Shinning Maze 100
2.25%
Cherub Bird Bath Vanity
Kitsch (Krustyland)
100
10
Rose Bush Tree-hugging
Kitsch (Krustyland)
Springfield Laser Tag Consumerism 10
Mr. Sparkle Billboard Consumerism
Bonus $ and XP
10
0.75
Waverly Hills Elementary Obedience 10
Museum Of Swordfish None None
Nature Bundle Total Tree-hugging
Vanity
Kitsch (Krustyland)
Bonus $ and XP
5400
1000
110
6.5%

Other changes made

April 13 Update ("4_19_SpringCleaning2016")

  • Throw E.L. James Books on the Fire job is no longer visible after the Crook and Ladder event ends.
  • Hot in Here Pt. 5 now requires the Police Station to be built.
  • Crook and Ladder's Medals can be collected from 15 friends actions instead of 14.
  • IRS was added to the Buildings and Miscellany inventory section.
  • Fire Chief Moe, Fireman Skinner, Fireman Homer and Fireman Apu were added to the Characters inventory section.
  • Debris were added to the Decorations and Miscellany inventory section.
  • Simpson Laser Tag was added to the Leisure inventory section.
  • Waverly Hills Elementary was added to the Springfield Heights inventory section.
  • The unreleased Springfield Greenhouse was added to the game.
  • If the Yellow Submersible comes up empty, a notification now appears.

Sources

  • TOUI favicon.png Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information