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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = A Recipe for Distress
|image = [[File:Tapped Out A Recipe for Distress Sidebar.png|x100px]]
|level = 12
|update = {{TOCU|Showbiz Showdown}}
|requirements =
|characters =
|optional =
|internal = ARecipeForDistress
|id = 259019 - 259024
|previous = [[A Show Whopper]]
|next = [[Win-win]]
|event = yes
}}

'''A Recipe for Distress''' is an event-exclusive questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Showbiz Showdown}} content update.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|Between September 6, [[2022]] and September 14, 2022|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|My name is Robert Terwilliger, your new director. Complete transparency…I'm a convicted felon.}}
{{Tapped Out Airshot Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Convicted of what? }}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Faking my own death, rigging an election, a bunch of attempted murders…}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|Don't forget the time you tried to frame me for robbery.}}
{{Tapped Out Airshot Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|And you want this guy to direct your movie? }}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Would you rather star in a flop directed by Krusty, or in a blockbuster hit directed by a hardened criminal? }}
{{Tapped Out Moby Man Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|My agent said I'm one flop away from hosting game shows, so I choose the criminal!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Alas, I can not change my past, but I can forge a new future. Your futures. For the better. Now, are there any objections before we begin?}}
{{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|Just one… Are you going to try and kill Bart again?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|If there's time. Now, let's take this scene from the top.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Space Crystals|145}} {{Task/Optional|Make Sideshow Bob Start Directing|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Sideshow Bob]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Krusty Let Sideshow Bob Take Over|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|Hydrangea, in this scene I want to feel your anger as if your very life was at stake. }}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|What makes you angry in real life? We'll use that as inspiration.}}
{{Tapped Out Hydrangea Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Well, sometimes Magnesium Man takes my lunch, even though my name is clearly written on it.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Good! Imagine that the Pain Lords are actually Magnesium Man coming for your lunch. It's up to you to stop him. And…action!}}
{{Tapped Out Hydrangea Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|If you want this Love Gem, you'll have to pry it from my cold, dead fingers you human filth!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Cut! That was terrific.}}
{{Tapped Out Magnesium Man Icon}}
{{TB|{{*}}eating Hydrangea's lunch{{*}} Yeah, great job, Hydrangea.}}
{{Tapped Out Hydrangea Icon|Angry}}
{{TB|Leave. My. Lunch. Alone! {{*}}tackles Magnesium Man{{*}}}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Magnesium Man and Hydrangea are fighting on set? We need to stop them!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Don't be a fool! I've just given birth to brilliant performances! Keep rolling cameras! }}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Film Director's Trailer]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 1|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Quetzelica Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I guess deep down I'm still that scared little girl who couldn't help her sister when she needed it most.}}
{{Tapped Out Black Voodoo Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|You're a stronger person now, and I know you won't let us down.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|Cut! Quetzelica, I need to see tears in this scene. The audience should be mourning your self-doubt.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Serious}}
{{TB|And Black Voodoo, don't rush it. We want to feel the tension before we know your true feelings. Now, take it from the top.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|Wow, Bob, how did you become such a good director?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Working the Krusty Show helped, but it wasn't until prison that I learned how to remove hesitancy. Now I see a vision and just go for it.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Is that why all the best actors are reformed inmates?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|If they were in my cell block, then yes.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Space Crystals|115}} {{Task/Optional|Make Sideshow Bob Turn the Movie Around|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Sideshow Bob]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Krusty Take Notes From Sideshow Bob|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Sands of Space Laser Drill]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 2|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Attention all! It's time for our big helicopter scene. We only get one shot at this, so let's give it our best.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Whoa, mama! That thing is awesome!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Hands off. The military is lending us their prototype for promotional purposes only.}}
{{Tapped Out The General Icon}}
{{TB|This is the Ultra RX Kill-O-Bird 5000. It costs two hundred million taxpayer dollars.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Why risk it in a movie?}}
{{Tapped Out The General Icon}}
{{TB|Son, putting high-tech military machinery on the big screen is the greatest recruitment tool we have.}}
{{Tapped Out The General Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Why, if I let you fly this puppy, I'll bet you'd want to join the Air Force!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Damn straight, I would!}}
{{Tapped Out Marge Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Excuse me, that's my son, and he's a minor.}}
{{Tapped Out The General Icon|Embarrassed}}
{{TB|Of course, we wouldn't dream of recruiting minors.}}
{{Tapped Out The General Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|{{*}}hands Bart a pamphlet{{*}} {{*}}whispers{{*}} Psst, come see me when Sergeant Wet Blanket isn't on duty.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Space Crystals|145}} {{Task/Optional|Make Sideshow Bob Prepare the Helicopter|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Sideshow Bob]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Bart Ask About the Air Force|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}} {{Task/Optional|Make The General Hand Bart a Pamphlet|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[The General]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Marge Take the Pamphlet|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Marge]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Before we start filming, safety regulations require me to inspect the helicopter.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|Knock yourself out.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|You idiots! You've just given Sideshow Bob access to a helicopter he can use to escape.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Eye Roll}}
{{TB|That's ridiculous.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Manic}}
{{TB|And here's an ending for your movie: the convicted felon flies off into the sunset.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Wait, you're leaving without even trying to kill me?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Exhausted}}
{{TB|{{*}}sigh{{*}} I'd love to, Bart. But this movie has me a little burnt out.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|If you want, I could try and cut your head off with the helicopter blades as I take off.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon}}
{{TB|Nah, no need to force it.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} {{GBT|1}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 3|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Chinnos Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|We just lost our director! How will I know what motivations to use?}}
{{Tapped Out Airshot Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Who's going to tell me I did a great job after each scene even when I didn't?}}
{{Tapped Out Moby Man Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|And how will I know whether the camera is picking up my muscle definition?}}
{{Tapped Out Black Voodoo Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Pfft, we all know those muscles are implants.}}
{{Tapped Out Moby Man Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|You take that back!}}
{{Tapped Out Black Voodoo Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Only when you take that six pack back to the plastic surgeon!}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|The crew is tearing itself apart. It looks like your movie is once again a mess, Krusty.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Exhausted}}
{{TB|{{*}}sigh{{*}} I never thought it'd come to this, but it's time to do the one thing I was avoiding.}}
{{Tapped Out Bart Icon|Curious}}
{{TB|Run that clown nose of yours through the dishwasher?}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|Okay, two things. That and it's time I actually tried to direct this movie.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Space Crystals|115}} {{Task/Optional|Make Chinnos Ask About Motivation|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Chinnos]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Airshot Ask for a Compliment|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Airshot]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Moby Man Flex Harder|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Moby Man]]}} {{Task/Job|Make Krusty Take Charge|4 hours|the [[Sands of Space Exterior Set]], [[Sands of Space Interior Set]], [[Krustylu Studios]], [[Krusty's Mansion]], a [[Krusty Burger]], or {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Listen up, everyone. I don't like you, and you don't like me.}}
{{Tapped Out Airshot Icon}}
{{TB|I like you.}}
{{Tapped Out Moby Man Icon}}
{{TB|We all like you.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Really? I guess that blows that theory. Anyway, we've got an ending to shoot and that's exactly what we're gonna do!}}
{{Tapped Out Magnesium Man Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I can't believe you don't like us.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|Forget I said that.}}
{{Tapped Out Hydrangea Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I don't see how we can.}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Exhausted}}
{{TB|Oy vey. This is gonna be worse than I thought.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Tundra Hopper]]|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After completing Pt. 4|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Brockman Icon}}
{{TB|Kent Brockman, coming to you live from the red carpet of Polystar Pictures' "The Sands of Space" premiere…}}
{{Tapped Out Polystar Executive Icon}}
{{TB|This is the big night, Krusty. How are you feeling?}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|I'm feeling really confident about the picture.}}
{{Tapped Out Polystar Executive Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Most directors would be a nervous wreck. What's your secret?}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
{{TB|Someone once inspired me to remove all hesitancy and just go for my vision. That's what I did.}}
{{Tapped Out Polystar Executive Icon|Confused}}
{{TB|Was this inspiration your interim director who stole a multi-million-dollar helicopter in an elaborate prison escape?}}
{{Tapped Out Krusty Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Inspiration comes in many forms. No more questions.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Collect Space Crystals|185}} {{Task/Job|Make Krusty Await the Results|4 hours|the [[Aztec Theater]], [[Googolplex]], [[Big T Theatre]], [[Drive-In Theater]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}}} {{Task/Optional|Make Polystar Executive Await the Results|4 hours|the [[Aztec Theater]], [[Googolplex]], [[Big T Theatre]], [[Drive-In Theater]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Polystar Executive]]}} {{Task/Optional|Make Kent Brockman Watch the Premiere|4 hours|the [[Aztec Theater]], [[Googolplex]], [[Big T Theatre]], [[Drive-In Theater]], or a {{TOG|Home Visitable|Visitable Home}}|char=[[Brockman]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Brockman Icon}}
{{TB|Ladies and gentlemen, the reviews are in, and it's a hit!}}
{{Tapped Out Brockman Icon|Grim}}
{{TB|A "hit" to the head, because that's what you'd have to have suffered to ever consider seeing this flop.}}
{{Tapped Out Brockman Icon|Grim}}
{{TB|Where's it fall flat? The writing, the acting, the directing…?}}
{{Tapped Out Brockman Icon}}
{{TB|Why don't we let this local comic book salesman sum it up for us.}}
{{Tapped Out Comic Book Guy Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Worst. Movie. Ever.}}
{{Tapped Out Brockman Icon}}
{{TB|And there you have it.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}} [[Sands of Space Crystal Monument]]|colspan=2}}
}}

{{Tapped Out Quests/Showbiz Showdown}}
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@@ Line 21: / Line 21: @@
 {{THT|Between September 6, [[2022]] and September 14, 2022|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
-{{TB|My name is Robert Terwilliger, your new director. Complete transparency…I'm a convicted felon.}}
+{{TB|My name is Robert Terwilliger, your new director. Complete transparency...I'm a convicted felon.}}
 {{Tapped Out Airshot Icon|Confused}}
 {{TB|Convicted of what? }}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
-{{TB|Faking my own death, rigging an election, a bunch of attempted murders…}}
+{{TB|Faking my own death, rigging an election, a bunch of attempted murders...}}
 {{Tapped Out Krusty Icon}}
 {{TB|Don't forget the time you tried to frame me for robbery.}}
@@ Line 37: / Line 37: @@
 {{TB|Alas, I can not change my past, but I can forge a new future. Your futures. For the better. Now, are there any objections before we begin?}}
 {{Tapped Out Homer Icon|Curious}}
-{{TB|Just one… Are you going to try and kill Bart again?}}
+{{TB|Just one... Are you going to try and kill Bart again?}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
 {{TB|If there's time. Now, let's take this scene from the top.}}
@@ Line 48: / Line 48: @@
 {{TB|Well, sometimes Magnesium Man takes my lunch, even though my name is clearly written on it.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|Good! Imagine that the Pain Lords are actually Magnesium Man coming for your lunch. It's up to you to stop him. And…action!}}
+{{TB|Good! Imagine that the Pain Lords are actually Magnesium Man coming for your lunch. It's up to you to stop him. And...action!}}
 {{Tapped Out Hydrangea Icon|Angry}}
 {{TB|If you want this Love Gem, you'll have to pry it from my cold, dead fingers you human filth!}}
@@ Line 181: / Line 181: @@
 {{THT|After completing Pt. 4|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Brockman Icon}}
-{{TB|Kent Brockman, coming to you live from the red carpet of Polystar Pictures' "The Sands of Space" premiere…}}
+{{TB|Kent Brockman, coming to you live from the red carpet of Polystar Pictures' "The Sands of Space" premiere...}}
 {{Tapped Out Polystar Executive Icon}}
 {{TB|This is the big night, Krusty. How are you feeling?}}
@@ Line 200: / Line 200: @@
 {{TB|A "hit" to the head, because that's what you'd have to have suffered to ever consider seeing this flop.}}
 {{Tapped Out Brockman Icon|Grim}}
-{{TB|Where's it fall flat? The writing, the acting, the directing…?}}
+{{TB|Where's it fall flat? The writing, the acting, the directing...?}}
 {{Tapped Out Brockman Icon}}
 {{TB|Why don't we let this local comic book salesman sum it up for us.}}

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 |update = {{TOCU|Showbiz Showdown}}
 |requirements =
-|characters =
+|characters = [[Krusty]], [[Bart]]
-|optional =
+|optional = [[Sideshow Bob]], [[The General]], [[Marge]], [[Chinnos]], [[Airshot]], [[Moby Man]], [[Polystar Executive]], [[Brockman]], See [[#Currency-earning jobs|Currency-earning jobs]]
 |internal = ARecipeForDistress
 |id = 259019 - 259024
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 == Dialogue ==
 === Pt. 1 ===
-{{Table|
+{{Table|width=80%|
 {{THT|Between September 6, [[2022]] and September 14, 2022|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
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 {{TB|And there you have it.}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}<br>[[Sands of Space Crystal Monument]]|colspan=2}}
 }}
 {{Tapped Out Quests/Showbiz Showdown}}
 {{DEFAULTSORT:Recipe for Distress, A}}