The Simpsons: Tapped Out Showbiz Showdown content update

This article is about the Showbiz Showdown content update. For other Multi-Events, see TSTO Multi-Event Content Updates.

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"Springfield is certainly NOT ready for its close-up but it's happening anyway! Polystar Pictures has returned to film their next new original idea - a reboot of the reboot of 'The Sands of Space.' Just one problem - Krusty is signed on to direct. Little does he know (since he hasn't read the script) that Polystar plans to retcon Marble Universe characters into the film. Can Krusty deliver a hit or will it be egomaniac vs egomaniac until the studio calls cut on the entire production?"

―Event description on app store.

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The Simpsons: Tapped Out Showbiz Showdown is the two hundred and twenty-seventh content update. It was released on August 10, 2022 and ended on September 14, 2022. It requires Level 12 to start. It is based on the season 30 episode "The Clown Stays in the Picture".It adds 2 new characters, 4 new building-characterer combos, 1 new decoration-character combo, 2 new buildings and 12 new decorations.

Note

All items with this icon on the last column of the table are also available for just 30 in the Yearbook Mystery Box!

Characters

Image Name Unlock image Notes Black Voodoo Unlocks after completing Dog and Phony Show Pt. 5. Magnesium Man Unlocks after completing Crossover Chaos Pt. 5. Polystar Executive Unlocks with Polystar Pictures. Airshot Unlocks with Fractured Moon. Hydrangea Unlocks with Cosmic Wars Ranch. Moby Man Unlocks with Ginormous Pictures. Chinnos Unlocks with Vindicators Base. Quetzelica Unlocks with Tray of 132 Donuts.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Scotty Boom 75

Character skins

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Clockwork Bart 60 Filmmaker Lisa

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Stage 4 4h Cleaning the Motion Capture Suits Unlocks after completing Dog and Phony Show Pt. 4. Film Director's Trailer Restocking the Pharmaceutical Drugs Unlocks after completing A Recipe for Distress Pt. 1. Polystar Pictures 150 6s Ruining Another Franchise Unlocks Polystar Executive. Cosmic Wars Ranch Pumping Out More Merchandise Unlocks Hydrangea. Ginormous Pictures Making a New McBain Movie Unlocks Moby Man. Vindicators Base 250 Recruiting Top Secret Custodians Unlocks Chinnos.

Returning

Image Name Cost Build time Task Yearbook MB The Screens 50 6s Reselling Popcorn From Under the Seats The Reality Channel 55 Telling It Like It Is NOT Roger Meyers Story 4h Remembering that Parody is Protected by Law One Week Wonder Films 100 Seeking the Next Big Summer Movie

Decorations

Image Name Cost Notes Movie Light 2 Unlocks after completing Dog and Phony Show Pt. 1. Buyable after unlocking it. Sands of Space Interior Set Unlocks after completing Dog and Phony Show Pt. 2. Movie Camera 3 Unlocks after completing Asleep at the Reel Pt. 1. Buyable after unlocking it. Sands of Space Billboard Unlocks after completing Asleep at the Reel Pt. 2. Sands of Space Exterior Set Unlocks after completing Asleep at the Reel Pt. 4. Robot Walker Unlocks after completing Asleep at the Reel Pt. 5. Sands of Space Costume Rack 5 Unlocks after completing Crossover Chaos Pt. 1. Buyable after unlocking it. Sands of Space Battle Car Unlocks after completing Crossover Chaos Pt. 2. Sands of Space Spaceship Unlocks after completing Crossover Chaos Pt. 4. Sands of Space Laser Drill Unlocks after completing A Recipe for Distress Pt. 2. Tundra Hopper Unlocks after completing A Recipe for Distress Pt. 4. Sands of Space Crystal Monument Unlocks after completing A Recipe for Distress Pt. 5. Fractured Moon 150 Unlocks Airshot.

Returning

Image Name Cost Yearbook MB Walk of Fame Star 5 Roger Meyers Sr. Statue 20 Award Show Enforcement Bot 25 Network Headquarters 40 Milhouse's Trailer

Bundles

Image Name Cost Content Tray of 132 Donuts Tray of 132 Donuts 132 and Quetzelica

Consumables

Image Name Content Cost Screen Dozen Donuts 12 1 Shattered Token 1 Event completed Daily challenges Dozen Donuts 2 Shattered Tokens 2 Stack of 60 Donuts 3 Shattered Tokens 3 Tray of 120 Donuts 5 Shattered Tokens 5 Truckload of 300 Donuts 10 Shattered Tokens 10 Store Full of 900 Donuts 15 Shattered Tokens 15 Boatload of 2400 Donuts Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Token 1 60 Dog and Phony Show Pt. 3 Asleep at the Reel Pt. 3 Crossover Chaos Pt. 3 A Recipe for Distress Pt. 3 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Aztec Theatre, Drive-In Theater w/Space Mutant, Radioactive Man Movie Scene w/Sidekick Milhouse, Wild West Film Set w/Buck McCoy, KTV Building, Refrigeratorium w/Ice Bishop of Beverly Hills, Cartoon Set w/Scratchy, Nickel 'N' Dime Animation Studios w/Jeremy, UPA Talent Agency w/June Bellamy, Picnic Spot w/Mrs. Scratchy, Reality Channel Van w/Roy, Old Theatre District w/Abbey, Robot Rumble Arena w/Robot Rumble Announcers, Cookie Castle w/Princess Jules, The Heartmark Channel w/Mary Tannenbaum, ESBN Sports Desk w/Anger Watkins, Shary Bobbins, Diane, Itchy 1 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box Shattered Dreams Mystery Box: Food 1 5 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Tokens 5 240

Permanent item sale

Image Name Cost Yearbook MB Krustylu Studios w/Sideshow Mel 100

Gameplay

Please note: if the questline seems stuck, move the quest tasks up and down to reveal more. Dog and Phony Show Gameplay Asleep at the Reel Gameplay Crossover Chaos Gameplay A Recipe for Distress Gameplay

Prizes

Dog and Phony Show

Image Name Unlock Movie Light Dog and Phony Show Pt. 1 Sands of Space Interior Set Dog and Phony Show Pt. 2 1 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Token 1 Dog and Phony Show Pt. 3 Stage 4 Dog and Phony Show Pt. 4 Black Voodoo Dog and Phony Show Pt. 5

Asleep at the Reel

Image Name Unlock Movie Camera Asleep at the Reel Pt. 1 Sands of Space Billboard Asleep at the Reel Pt. 2 1 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Token 1 Asleep at the Reel Pt. 3 Sands of Space Exterior Set Asleep at the Reel Pt. 4 Robot Walker Asleep at the Reel Pt. 5

Crossover Chaos

Image Name Unlock Sands of Space Costume Rack Crossover Chaos Pt. 1 Sands of Space Battle Car Crossover Chaos Pt. 2 1 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Token 1 Crossover Chaos Pt. 3 Sands of Space Spaceship Crossover Chaos Pt. 4 Magnesium Man Crossover Chaos Pt. 5

A Recipe for Distress

Image Name Unlock Film Director's Trailer A Recipe for Distress Pt. 1 Sands of Space Laser Drill A Recipe for Distress Pt. 2 1 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Token 1 A Recipe for Distress Pt. 3 Tundra Hopper A Recipe for Distress Pt. 4 Sands of Space Crystal Monument A Recipe for Distress Pt. 5

Dates

Date (All times are 3pm GMT) Event 8/10-9/14 Event, Dog and Phony Show, Movie Light, Polystar Pictures w/Polystar Executive, Tray of 132 Donuts w/Quetzelica, Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box, Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Token, 5 Showbiz Showdown Mystery Box Tokens, Returning items 8/19-9/14 Asleep at the Reel, Movie Camera, Fractured Moon w/Airshot 8/28-9/14 Crossover Chaos, Cosmic Wars Ranch w/Hydrangea, Vindicators Base w/Chinnos 9/6-9/14 A Recipe for Distress, Ginormous Pictures w/Moby Man Event completed or 9/14-9/21 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box, Shattered Tokens

Conform-o-meter impact

Name Rating Points Movie Lights, Movie Camera, Sands of Space Billboard, Sands of Space Exterior Set, Robot Walker, Sands of Space Costume Rack, Sands of Space Battle Car, Sands of Space Spaceship, Sands of Space Laser Drill, Tundra Hopper, Sands of Space Crystal Monument Vanity 100 Stage 4, Film Director's Trailer 200 Polystar Pictures, Ginormous Pictures, Vindicators Base 400 Fractured Moon Vanity Bonus $ and XP 200 4%

Other changes made

August 9th Update (4.57.0; "4_57_ShowbizShowdown")

• The app icon and the splash screen were changed to new ones for the event.

August 16th Update ("4_57_TenthAnniversary")

• No changes was made.

September 7th Update ("4_57_ShowbizShowdown_Patch1")

• Sconewall Bakery was removed from the Shattered Dreams Mystery Box.

Sources

• Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information

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