The Simpsons: Tapped Out When the Bough Breaks content update

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"Springfield has gone car crazy and the open road has ground to a standstill. On the plus side, now the cars can get road rage along with the drivers. Remember, "plus side" is a relative term. Homer is stuck with his old car - well, his new old car. You really didn't think we'd allow the Simpsons to change, did you? That would be insane. Which, incidentally, is also what the CarGo Smart Cars have gone... Approach with caution."

―Event description on app store.

Store Panel.

The Simpsons: Tapped Out When the Bough Breaks is the two hundred and twenty-fourth content update. It will be released on May 25th, 2022 and will end on June 8, 2022.

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 Courtney Want to hear about how my baby is a literal genius? Great, because there's no stopping me. Unlocks after completing Three's a Crowd Pt. 5. Hudson My personality isn’t only that I like Maggie. I also like my pacifier. Unlocks with Center for Pre-Emptive Education.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Zia Simpson 75 Baby Homer 85 Baby Marge Baby Lisa Baby Bart Mrs. Sinclair 85 Report Card Jiff and Skippy Kearney's Other Son 90 Lucille Botzcowski Unlocked with Rubber Baby Buggy Bumpers. Leopold Unlocks with Enriched Learning Center. Ronaldo Unlocks with Filthy Angels Orphanage. Jim Hope Unlocks with Kid First Industries.

Character skin

Image Name Notes Unlock image Big Baby Barney 20% off on cribs and strollers! Just tell them Big Baby sent you! Unlocks with Lullabuy$.

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Hudson's House 4h Making Kale Baby-Smoothies Unlocks after completing Three's a Crowd Pt. 2. The Jogging Stroller-y Using Babies as Accessories Unlocks after completing Three's a Crowd Pt. 4. Center for Pre-Emptive Education 150 6s Pulling Toys Out of Mouths Unlocks Hudson. Lullabuy$ Selling Silk Baby Wipes Unlocks with Tray of 132 Donuts. Unlocks Big Baby Barney.

Returning

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Decorations

Image Name Notes Sand Tropez Unlocks after completing Three's a Crowd Pt. 1. Not Responsible for Injuries Park Unlocks after completing Three's a Crowd Pt. 3.

Returning

Image Name Cost Playscape Barrier 2 Playscape Lookout 10 Claw Machine 15 Milhouse Balloon Archway 25 Battlescape 35 Toy Train 45 Milhouse Bounce House 50 Egyptian Playground

Bundles

Image Name Cost Content Tray of 132 Donuts Tray of 132 Donuts 132 and Lullabuy$ w/Big Baby Barney

Consumables

Image Name Possible Content Cost Screen Shattered Token 1 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 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box Complete list 1

Shattered Dreams Mystery Box

Coming soon.

Gameplay

Please note: if the questline seems stuck, move the quest tasks up and down to reveal more. Gameplay

Prizes

Image Name Unlock Sand Tropez Three's a Crowd Pt. 1 Hudson's House Three's a Crowd Pt. 2 Not Responsible for Injuries Park Three's a Crowd Pt. 3 The Jogging Stroller-y Three's a Crowd Pt. 4 Courtney Three's a Crowd Pt. 5

Conform-o-meter impact

Name Rating Points The Jogging Stroller-y Consumerism 10 Sand Tropez, Not Responsible for Injuries Park Vanity 100 Hudson's House 200 Center for Pre-Emptive Education, Lullabuy$ 400

Other changes made

March 22nd Update (4.55.5; "4_54_WhenTheBoughBreaks")

• The app icon and the splash screen were changed back to normal.
• Hudson was added to the characters that can Moonbounce.
• In Celebrity Worship, Duffman's Make Duffman Subtly Turn America's Youth was changed to Make Duffman Subtly Turn America's Youth on to Alcohol.

Sources

• Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information

The Simpsons: Tapped Out
Appearances • Buildings • Building and decoration groups • Characters • Character groups • Content Updates and gameplays • Daily Challenges • Dates • Decorations • Extras • Friend Points • Land Expansions • Quests • Quotes • References • The Store • Tap Ball Item Lists Items that Can Be Placed on Squidport and Ocean Pier • Items with Bonus Multiplier for Money and XP on Jobs • Items that Can't Be Sold • Items that Can't Be Stored • Unique Decorations Commercials/Trailers The Simpsons: Tapped Out Trailer • The Simpsons: Tapped Out Return Trailer • Treehouse of Horror Update • Holiday 2012 Spot • Get It On Google Play • Treehouse of Horror Update 2013 Trailer • Christmas 2013 Trailer • Preparing for War • Halloween Update Trailer 2014 • Homer and Tap Ball • Superheroes 2 Unreleased content Other • Upcoming

The Simpsons: Tapped Out content updates

2012 Level 21 • "Moonshine River" • Treehouse of Horror XXIII • Level 23 • Thanksgiving 2012 • "Penny-Wiseguys" • "The Day the Earth Stood Cool" • Christmas 2012 2013 Level 25 • Valentine's Day 2013 • Level 26 • "Gorgeous Grampa" • St. Patrick's Day 2013 • Level 27 • "What Animated Women Want" • Whacking Day 2013 • Level 28 • "Whiskey Business" • Level 29 • Season 24 Yard Sale • "Day Old Donuts" offer • Level 30 • Squidport • 4th July 2013 • Level 31 • Level 32 • Krustyland • Level 33 • Level 34 • Level 35 • Season Premiere 2013 "Homerland" • Treehouse of Horror XXIV • Level 36 • Level 37 • Thanksgiving 2013 • "Yellow Subterfuge" • Christmas 2013 2014 "Married to the Blob" • Level 38 • Super Bowl • Valentine's Day 2014 • Friend Points • "Diggs" and "The Man Who Grew Too Much" • St. Patrick's Day 2014 • "The War of Art" • Level 39 • "Days of Future Future" • Easter 2014 • Level 40 • "The Yellow Badge of Cowardge" • Level 41 • Stonecutters • Level 42 • July 4th 2014 • Yard Sale 2014 • Level 43 • Summer Donut Sale • Back to School Gil Deal • Clash of Clones • Level 44 • Level 45 • "Clown in the Dumps" • Treehouse of Horror XXV • Level 46 • Matt Groening/"Simpsorama" • Level 47 • Thanksgiving 2014/"Covercraft" • Winter 2014 • Level 48 2015 Queen Helvetica • "The Musk Who Fell to Earth" • Level 49 • Stonecutters Black Market Sale • Valentine's Day 2015 • Superheroes • Level 50 • The Homer • St. Patrick's Day 2015 • Mystery Box Upgrade • Easter 2015 • Level 51 • Terwilligers • "The Kids Are All Fight" • Level 52 • Money Mountain • "Mathlete's Feat" • Level 53 • Pride Month 2015 • End of School • Level 54 • Tap Ball and Soccer Cup 2015 • 4th of July 2015 • Level 55 • Springfield Heights • Ice Cream Man Homer • Level 56 • Monorail • Muscular Marge • Level 57 • Level 58 • "Every Man's Dream" • IRS and Job Manager • Oktoberfest • Treehouse of Horror 2015 • "Halloween of Horror" • "Treehouse of Horror XXVI" • New User Power Ups • Halloween Promo • Level 59 • Gobble, Gobble, Toil and Trouble • Springfield Heights Chapter 2 • Winter 2015 2016 "Much Apu About Something" • Deep Space Homer • Tailgate and Daily Challenges System • Valentine's Day 2016 • World's Largest Redwood • Burns' Casino • "The Marge-Ian Chronicles" • St. Patrick's Day and Easter 2016 • Crook and Ladder • Spring Cleaning • Wild West • Whacking Day 2016 • Level 60 • Homer's Chiliad • Superheroes 2 • 4th of July 2016 • Dilapidated Rail Yard • Springfield Games • SciFi • Season Premiere 2016 "Monty Burns' Fleeing Circus" • Treehouse of Horror XXVII • "Havana Wild Weekend" • The Most Dangerous Game • Winter 2016 • First Time Packs 2017 Homer the Heretic • "The Great Phatsby" Teaser • "The Great Phatsby" • Lunar New Year 2017 • Destination Springfield • Football 2017 • Valentine's 2017 • "22 for 30" • Rommelwood Academy, St. Patrick's Day 2017 and Hellfish Bonanza • Secret Agents • Easter 2017 • Pin Pals • Forgotten Anniversary • Time Traveling Toaster and Donut Day 2017 • Road to Riches • 4th of July 2017 • Pride 2017 • Superheroes Return • Stunt Cannon • Homerpalooza • County Fair • "The Serfsons" • Treehouse of Horror XXVIII • This Thanksgiving's Gone to the Birds! • A Rigellian Christmas Promo • The Invasion Before Christmas 2018 The Buck Stops Here and "Haw-Haw Land" • Bart Royale Teaser • Bart Royale • Valentine's Day 2018 • Homer vs the 18th Amendment and "Homer is Where the Art Isn't" • The Springfield Jobs Teaser • The Springfield Jobs • Who Shot Mr. Burns? (Part Three) • Bart the Fink • Itchy & Scratchy Land • Poochie's Dog Dayz • Moe's Ark Teaser • Moe's Ark • Super Powers • Treehouse of Horror XXIX Teaser • Treehouse of Horror XXIX • "Treehouse of Horror XXIX" • Thanksgiving 2018 • A Simpsons Christmas Special Teaser • A Simpsons Christmas Special 2019 Not Yet Spring Cleaning • Love, Springfieldian Style • State of Despair • A Classless Reunion • Marge at the Bat • The Real Moms of Springfield • Game of Games • Flanders Family Reunion • Simpsons Babies • Krusty's Last Gasp Online • Cthulhu's Revenge • Treehouse of Horror XXX • All American Auction • Abe's in Toyland 2020 Holidays of Future Past • Black History • Share the Magic • No Bucks Given • Simpsons Wrestling • Pride 2020 • Game of Games The Sequel • Summer Games 2020 • The Van Houtens • All This Jazz • Treehouse of Horror XXXI • Blargsgiving • Clash of Creeds: Christmas Royale 2021 New Year New You • Love and War • Springfield Choppers • Rise of the Robots • Foodie Fight • Springfield Enlightened • Tavern Trouble • Into the Simpsonsverse • Breakout Bounty • Season 33 Prize Track • Treehouse of Horror XXXII • Northward Bound • Holiday Whodunnit 2022 Red Alert • Cirque du Springfield • Hot Diggity D'oh! • Hell on Wheels • When the Bough Breaks • Dog Days • Splash and Burn • Showbiz Showdown • Tenth Anniversary • Tragic Magic • Treehouse of Horror XXXIII • The Atom Smasher • A Christmas Peril 2023 A Christmas Peril • Springfield's Got Talent? • A Warmfyre Welcome • Shiver Me Barnacles • Heaven Won't Wait • For All Rich Mankind • Fore! • Food Wars • Mirror Mayhem • A Hard Play's Night • Treehouse of Horror XXXIV • Cold Turkey • Snow Place Like the Woods 2024 Better Late Than Forever • Fears of a Clown (Valentine's 2024 Promotion) • The Great Burnsby • The Simpsanos