Tac Tics

Food/Drink Information Type: Mints Town: Springfield First appearance: "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?"

Tac Tics are mints that come in little plastic containers.

History

Bart once swapped Marge's birth control tablets with Tac Tics. When Marge discovered what Bart was doing, he threw the container out of the window. Nelson then came along, picked up the container and ate them, not knowing that the Tac Tics were actually birth control tablets.

Behind the Laughter

• Tac Tics are an obvious parody of Tic Tacs.

Appearances

• Episode – "Oh Brother, Where Bart Thou?"
• Episode – "A Tree Grows in Springfield"

See also

• Tic Tacs

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