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The Boob Tubery

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The Boob Tubery
Boob Tubery.png
Location Information
Town: Springfield
Use: Electrical store
First appearance: "Bart vs. Lisa vs. the Third Grade"

The Boob Tubery is an electronic appliances store in Springfield. The store sells televisions, satellite dishes and other audiovisual equipment.

History[edit]

Homer bought a satellite dish at The Boob Tubery. When it was time to arrange the installation of the new dish, the clerk asked Homer if he would be home from "8 a.m. Monday morning through June", to which Homer replied, "No problem." The dish was installed in September.

The store is identical to the Try-N-Save.

Non-canon[edit]

Donut Homer.png The contents of this article or section are considered to be non-canon and therefore may not have actually happened or existed.

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The Boob Tubery
Image Cost Build time Reward Sell price Conformity increase Availability Unique? Dimensions - D x W
The Boob Tubery.png FREE 6s XP.png150 Tapped Out Cross.png Consumerism +20 Blargsgiving
Black Friday 2020 Pt. 4 (purchase Donut Tapped Out.png300+)
Tapped Out Tick.png 5 x 9
Shattered Token.png1 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box
Retail
Task Time Reward Cash.png/h XP.png/h
Comparing Identical Televisions 8h Cash.png200, XP.png22 Cash.png25 XP.png2.75
Internal Name Groups Tiles ID
TheBoobTubery Shop Grass, Pavement, Boardwalk Section, Ornate Pier Section, Dirt, Krustyland Road 238003

Behind the Laughter[edit]

  • The store's name is a pun on "boob tube", a USA slang term for a television set.
  • The installation time frame for Homer's new satellite dish, and its actually being installed three months later, are references to the following stereotypes about cable and satellite companies:
    • Giving inconveniently imprecise time frames for when the installation will take place and needing the customer to be present, which commonly requires the customer to take time off from work — "Not a problem" for Homer, though.
    • As often as not, failing to meet the quoted time frame for the installation.

Appearances[edit]