The Simpsons: Tapped Out Fears of a Clown content update

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Main Update Fears of a Clown

Secondary Update Valentine's 2024 Promotion

"When Krusty's show is on verge of bankruptcy he decides to open a School for the Clowning Arts with an old acquittance by the name of Little Debbie Dimples. It isn't long before the school starts booming and attendance is through the roof. Not only has Bart signed up, but so has Sophie Krustofsky. If that wasn't enough, even Rainier Wolfcastle's son, Dieter, has joined up. Things come crashing down, however, when the city of Springfield attempts to close the school on the grounds that clowning isn't considered art. Principal Skinner is the one heading up the lawsuit, along with Reverand Lovejoy and Chief Wiggum, and they mean business. Judge Snyder orders that the matter be settled by trial-by-amusement, so it's up to Krusty to get his students ready for the trial of the century. Well, considering this is Springfield, more like the trial of the month."

―Event description

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Fears of a Clown is the two hundred forty-fifth content update of The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It started on February 7, 2024 and ended on March 13, 2024. It is based on the season 34 episode "Clown V. Board of Education".

The Fears of a Clown content update also included the Valentine's 2024 Promotion, which started on February 12, 2024 and ended on February 19, 2024.

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 Cost Unlock image Notes Little Debbie Dimples Unlocks after completing More Pie Than Wool Pt. 5. Ms. Coco Unlocks after completing Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 5. Dieter Wolfcastle 150 Unlocks with Hello Krusty. Leaky Pants Unlocks with Mussel & Flanks. Ring-A-Ling 200 Unlocks with Heyus Heyus. The Flying Giuseppe Unlocks with Tray of 132 Donuts.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Yearbook MB Cirque de Puree Ringmaster 75 Marguerite Sophie Krustofsky 110 Scuzzo the Clown 150 Unlocks with Ultimate Fighting Zoo. Sideshow Raheem Unlocks with Klub Krusty Adult Retreat. Rabbi Krustofsky Unlocks with Temple Beth Springfield. Burnsum Unlocks with Burnsum and Bailey Circus. Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster Unlocks with Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus. The Human Donkey Unlocks with Carnival Camp. Circus Acrobat Unlocks with Cirque De Puree.

Outfits

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Clown Principal Krusty Unlocks in School for the Clowning Arts and Clown Principal Krusty bundle. Clown Bart Unlocks in Stage 1 and Clown Bart bundle.

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Yearbook MB Opera Krusty 50 Coat of Foxes Krusty Soggy the Clown 60 Sideshow Lisa Unlocks in Last Gasp Stage and Sideshow Lisa bundle.

Pets

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Fiddle-Faddle 30 Available for purchase after event completion. Wiggles

Returning

Image Name Cost Unlock image Notes Yearbook MB Mime 40 Also available via The Vault. Fiddler 50 Juggler 60 Fire Eater 70 Handsome Pete 80

Buildings

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes The Clown Plaza Hotel 4h Providing Hospitality with Hilarity Unlocks after completing Class Clown Pt. 2. Krustylu Studio Office Pitching Ideas and Throwing Pies Unlocks after completing Class Clown Pt. 5. Civic Center Chasing Out the Raccoons Unlocks after completing Trial by Ire Pt. 5. School for the Clowning Arts 150 6s Sending Out the Clowns Unlocks in School for the Clowning Arts and Clown Principal Krusty bundle. Stage 1 Making Sure the Show Must Go On Unlocks in Stage 1 and Clown Bart bundle. Hello Krusty Getting Parents to Empty Their Wallets Unlocks Dieter Wolfcastle. Mussel & Flanks Baking Pies for Throwing and Dessert Unlocks Leaky Pants. Heyus Heyus 200 Raising Your Kids and Their Tuition Unlocks Ring-A-Ling.

Returning

Image Name Cost Build time Task Notes Yearbook MB Circus Cotton Candy Stand 25 4h Handing Out Sugar on a Stick Ultimate Fighting Zoo 150 6s Starting the Next Cage Match Unlocks Scuzzo the Clown. Klub Krusty Adult Retreat Redefining Watersports Unlocks Sideshow Raheem. Temple Beth Springfield Teaching How to Properly Hold a Torah Scroll Unlocks Rabbi Krustofsky. Burnsum and Bailey Circus Doping Up the Elephants Unlocks Burnsum. Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus Pickpocketing the Crowd Unlocks Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster. Carnival Camp Sharing Medications Unlocks The Human Donkey. Cirque De Puree Juggling Audience Expectations Unlocks Circus Acrobat.

Decorations

Image Name Cost Notes Pie-apult 3 Unlocks after completing More Pie Than Wool Pt. 1. Purchasable after unlock. Kid Wall 5 Unlocks after completing More Pie Than Wool Pt. 2. Purchasable after unlock. Clown Car 10 Unlocks after completing More Pie Than Wool Pt. 4. Purchasable after unlock. Dunk Tank Unlocks after completing Class Clown Pt. 1. Purchasable after unlock. Krusty Stage Unlocks after completing Class Clown Pt. 4. Pie Wall 3 Unlocks after completing Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 1. Purchasable after unlock. Clown Bus 15 Unlocks after completing Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 2. Purchasable after unlock. Krusty's Stunt Doubles Autograph Booth Unlocks after completing Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 4. Krusty Water Tower 20 Unlocks after completing Trial by Ire Pt. 1. Purchasable after unlock. Elephant Unlocks after completing Trial by Ire Pt. 2. Purchasable after unlock. Clown Fire Truck 25 Unlocks after completing Trial by Ire Pt. 4. Purchasable after unlock.

Returning

Image Name Cost Notes Circus Fence 2 Circus Cannon 5 Krusketeer's Set 10 Circus Sign Circus Tent 15 Circus Seal Circus Lion 20 Klub Krusty Pool 25 Ding-A-Ling Bros. Tent Last Gasp Stage Unlocks in Last Gasp Stage and Sideshow Lisa Bundle.

Bundles

Image Name Cost Notes Contents Last Gasp Stage and Sideshow Lisa 75 Last Gasp Stage and Sideshow Lisa. School for the Clowning Arts and Clown Principal Krusty 150 School for the Clowning Arts and Clown Principal Krusty Stage 1 and Clown Bart Stage 1 and Clown Bart Tray of 132 Donuts The Flying Giuseppe and 132.

Consumables

Image Name Content Cost Notes 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 Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Token 1 70 Unlocks after completing More Pie Than Wool Pt. 3. Class Clown Pt. 3. Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 3. Trial by Ire Pt. 3. Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Krusty Claus, Le Krusty Burger, Krusty's Kristmas on Ice, Krusty Clown College, Krusty's Retreat, Krusty's Mansion, Evil Candy Cave w/ Krusty the Christian, Enriched Learning Center w/ Leopold, Pharaoh Throne w/ Pharaoh Skinner, Magic Academy Library w/ Angelica Button, CONRAD w/ Quinn Hopper, Dodgeball Court w/ Erik, Tween Lit Inc. w/ Slick, St. Sebastian's School for Wicked Girls w/ Samantha Stankey, Chazz Busby Ballet Academy w/ Chazz Busby, Mr. Bergstrom, Groundskeeper Wilma, Coach Pommelhorst, University of Heidelberg w/ Professor Werner von Brawn, Books! Books! And Additional Books! w/ Esme Delacroix, Waverly Hills Elementary, STEM Conference Hotel w/ Brendan Beiderbecke, Old Theatre District w/ Abbey, Tabitha Vixx Stage w/ Tabitha Vixx, Circus Train Bundle (Circus Train w/ The Bearded Lady, Circus Train Car 1, Circus Train Car 2, Circus Train Car 3, Circus Train Car 4, Circus Train Car 5), Mr. McGreg, Howard's Flowers, Caesar's Pow-Wow Casino w/ Tribal Chief, Caged Tom Turkey, The Mayflower, Mattress King Dinner Table, Carnival Float w/ Xoxchitla, Ziff Wedding Home w/ Robot Marge, Captain Mordecai's Boat w/ Captain Mordecai, Ziff-Bouvier Mansion w/ Marge Ziff, Temperance, Cyrus Manley, Libido, Knockers w/ Titania 1 Shattered Dreams Mystery Box Shattered Dreams Mystery Box: Nature 1 5 Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Tokens 5 280

Prizes

More Pie Than Wool

Image Name Unlock Pie-apult More Pie Than Wool Pt. 1. Kid Wall More Pie Than Wool Pt. 2. Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Token More Pie Than Wool Pt. 3. Clown Car More Pie Than Wool Pt. 4. Little Debbie Dimples More Pie Than Wool Pt. 5.

Class Clown

Image Name Unlock Dunk Tank Class Clown Pt. 1. The Clown Plaza Hotel Class Clown Pt. 2. Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Token Class Clown Pt. 3. Krusty Stage Class Clown Pt. 4. Krustylu Studio Office Class Clown Pt. 5.

Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw

Image Name Unlock Pie Wall Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 1. Clown Bus Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 2. Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Token Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 3. Krusty's Stunt Doubles Autograph Booth Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 4. Ms. Coco Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw Pt. 5.

Trial by Ire

Image Name Unlock Krusty Water Tower Trial by Ire Pt. 1. Elephant Trial by Ire Pt. 2. Fears of a Clown Mystery Box Token Trial by Ire Pt. 3. Clown Fire Truck Trial by Ire Pt. 4. Civic Center Trial by Ire Pt. 5.

Gil Promo

After tapping on Gil's icon Ol' Gil here. And I see another outbreak of "clown fever"! Again? We're still recovering from the Treehouse of Horror incident! Uhh, no. I was just making a pitch for Heyus Heyus, the clown university... Those poor clowns. You'd be shocked at the number of them that wind up in my hospital after their funny business goes wrong. C'mon Doc, you're cramping my sale here. Well, what do you say? Wanna make Springfield the new home of Heyus Heyus? Ol' Gil's not getting any younger. If the offer is accepted That's just swell. Now I can afford to move out of the lion's cage. Between you and me, he's a bit needy. *roars* I told you that hot dog string was mine. Just because it hit the floor didn't mean I wasn't gonna eat it. If the offer is rejected Aww, shucks. It's back to sleeping in the dorms. I wouldn't recommend that. Clown dormitories are susceptible to bed bugs. How about giving me a room at your hospital? You misunderstood me. YOU'RE the source of the bed bugs. *chuckles*

Quests

• Belly Up
• More Pie Than Wool
• Class Clown
• Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw
• Trial by Ire
• Head Over Banana Peels
• Tricks of the Dismayed
• On-the-Job Straining
• Curtain Call
• Dollars and Dazzle
• Teacher's Fret
• Cuisine Capers
• Three-Sting Circus
• Aiming Pie

Dates

Date Event 02/07 - 3/13 More Pie Than Wool, School for the Clowning Arts w/ Clown Principal Krusty, The Flying Giuseppe Bundle 02/12 - 2/19 Valentine's 2024 Promotion 02/16 - 3/13 Class Clown, Stage 1 w/ Clown Bart 02/25 - 3/13 Wrong Side of the Haw-Haw, Hello Krusty w/ Dieter Wolfcastle, Heyus Heyus w/ Ring-A-Ling 03/05 - 3/13 Trial by Ire, Mussel & Flanks w/ Leaky Pants

Conform-o-meter impact

Name Rating Points Pie-apult, Kid Wall, Clown Car, Dunk Tank, Krusty Stage, Pie Wall, Clown Bus, Krusty's Stunt Doubles Autograph Booth, Krusty Water Tower, Elephant, Clown Fire Truck Vanity 100 The Clown Plaza Hotel, Krustylu Studio Office, Civic Center 200 School for the Clowning Arts, Stage 1, Hello Krusty, Mussel & Flanks, Heyus Heyus 400

Other changes made

February 6 Update (4.66.0; "v4_66_FEARSOFACLOWN")

• Dieter Wolfcastle and Cupid Bart were added to the characters that can Moonbounce.
• Sideshow Lisa skin now applies with a pan to Lisa.
• "Mathlete's Feat" and "Moonshine River" buildings now build from inventory by default.
• Upon buying Coconut Babaloo, the store now closes correctly.
• Yahweh, God and Donut Mech can no longer "Buy Groceries at a Kindling Store".

February 13 Update ("v4_66_FEARSOFACLOWN_PATCH1")

• Birch Barlow's permanent jobs "Sell Show Merchandise", "Prepare for Radio Show", "Go Haywire", "Laugh at Others' Misfortune", "Eat Feelings Away", and "Complain about Spend-o-Crats" are now able to be done at the Brown House.
• Birch Barlow's temporary jobs "Take Callers", "Spin Conspiracy Theories", and "Spin Lies Against Quimby" are now able to be done at the Brown House.

Sources

• Overview at Tapped Out - Update Information