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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = Big Top Je Ne Sais Quoi
|image =
|level = 5
|update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}}
|characters =
|optional = [[Circus Acrobat]]
|previous =
|next =
|premium = yes
}}

'''Big Top Je Ne Sais Quoi''' is a premium questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}} content update. It requires the [[Circus Acrobat]] to be obtained.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Jean-Pierre, the circus is dying. I need your very best at tonight’s performance if we’re to turn things around.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|But I have lost the will to tumble and cavort. Without zese, the acrobat is meaningless.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Granted, sure, but wouldn't it be lovely to see this circus returned to its former glory?}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|Glory is meaningless.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|A valid point. But I really, REALLY want to pack the audience full of Springfielders. So get out there and sell some tickets!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|I cannot do this. ‘Twould be humiliating to one such as I.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Ah but one could argue, perhaps, that your pride is meaningless?}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Your logic, she is airtight. And very French. I will sell for you.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Wheel and Deal Around Town|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Well done, Jean-Pierre! You’ve sold five tickets.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|I found ze humiliation very instructive. I am made greater by my suffering.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Ominous}}
{{TB|Of course. Say, I know a local family that numbers five. You didn’t sell those tickets to… the Simpsons, perchance?}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|Why? Is zere something special about ze Simpsons?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Manic}}
{{TB|Oh, no no no no no. I have no special plans for the Simpsons. Or their spirited son… Bart.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Jean-Pierre! What’s happened to your act?! You can’t just sit in a chair and smoke clove cigarettes!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I am not ze dancing bear, to perform for money.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|That’s EXACTLY what you are! Just… just swing on the trapeze a little!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|The trapeze is in ill repair. I could plummet to my death.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|So?! I thought you said life was meaningless?!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|You are wonderful at turning my intellectual posing against me. Very well. I trapeze.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Fail at the Trapeze|4 hours|the [[Cirque De Puree]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|How am I still alive? The rope, she break. And I fall. Only to discover ze net is made of zilly ztring and does nothing.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|An unfortunate trained seal broke your fall. At any rate, the crowd loved it!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Ominous}}
{{TB|Word of your exploits is certain to reach the Simpsons, and they will bring Bart to me.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|You realize when you say the name “Bart Simpson”, your eyes, zey, how you say, “bug out” a bit.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Yes, well, never mind that. Perfectly sane of me. Let’s focus on putting you in even more peril tomorrow night!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|I am not qualified to tame ze lions!}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|Nonsense, nothing to it. You and the lions will get along famously, provided you show not an ounce of fear.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Zere-in lies the problem. Zhough I long for ze oblivion of death, I am, at the same time, a humongous coward.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|{{*}}gives a big push* In you go!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Run From Lions|8 hours|the [[Cirque De Puree]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|It is true what zhey say about being mauled by lions: “ouch”.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|It was lucky I had these band aids for you, or that might have been serious.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|Tell me something: why is it so important to you to lure Bart Simpson to ze circus?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Ominous}}
{{TB|So that I can kill him, of course!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|You wish to kill a child?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Manic}}
{{TB|Bart is HARDLY a child. He’s ten. Well within legal killing age.}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|What did zhis Bart Simpson ever do to you?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|Plenty. For starters, he never lets me kill him. VERY frustrating…}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|Okaaaayyy…. But what did he do to deserve death in ze first place?}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Surprised}}
{{TB|Well, he… uh, that is… funny, I can’t really remember…}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|I’m sure it will come to me. Keep working on your act. Time is short, and our cause is a noble one!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Practice Death Defying Feats|12 hours}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|I have decided -- I will not use my circus skills to aid in Bart Simpson’s murder.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Ominous}}
{{TB|Perhaps you will agree to use them if I point this gun at you?}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Sir, if you are asking me to choose my life over zhat of an innocent child, the answer is an enthusiastic yes!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|He’s here! Bart Simpson is in the audience! At last, my fingers will close ‘round his neck and choke the very life from--}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Murder, she will not bring you ze happiness, friend.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
{{TB|“Friend”? If you don’t mind, I’d prefer to keep our relationship on a purely homicidal maniac/helpless pawn footing.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|I would have hoped for more, but under ze circumstances, I will take what I can get.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
{{TB|I thank you. Truly. Have a great show.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|Have a great murder.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Perform at the Circus|24 hours|the [[Cirque De Puree]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|Bart Simpson is gone! Just as I was to reach up from beneath his bleacher seat, the entire family left!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|Oui, monsieur. You forgot ze first rule of the circus: ze circus is dull, and anyone with half a brain walks out right quick.}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|I think zhey had some alternate quests to complete, anyway. It is a busy month around here.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Sad}}
{{TB|When?! When will I have my revenge!}}
{{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
{{TB|As soon as TV audiences consider it a funny story for a grown man to kill a little boy, zhen you will have your revenge.}}
{{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
{{TB|Oh. So any day now!}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name would translate from French to "Big Top I Don't Know What".

{{Tapped Out Quests/A Simpsons Christmas Special}}

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 |name = Big Top Je Ne Sais Quoi
-|image =
+|image = [[File:Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Sidebar.png|x100px]]
 |level = 5
 |update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}}
 |characters =
 |optional = [[Circus Acrobat]]
 |previous =
 |next =

@@ Line 18: / Line 18: @@
 {{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Sad}}
-{{TB|Jean-Pierre, the circus is dying. I need your very best at tonight’s performance if we’re to turn things around.}}
+{{TB|Jean-Pierre, the circus is dying. I need your very best at tonight's performance if we're to turn things around.}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
 {{TB|But I have lost the will to tumble and cavort. Without zese, the acrobat is meaningless.}}
@@ Line 28: / Line 28: @@
 {{TB|A valid point. But I really, REALLY want to pack the audience full of Springfielders. So get out there and sell some tickets!}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
-{{TB|I cannot do this. ‘Twould be humiliating to one such as I.}}
+{{TB|I cannot do this. 'Twould be humiliating to one such as I.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|Ah but one could argue, perhaps, that your pride is meaningless?}}
@@ Line 35: / Line 35: @@
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Wheel and Deal Around Town|4 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|Well done, Jean-Pierre! You’ve sold five tickets.}}
+{{TB|Well done, Jean-Pierre! You've sold five tickets.}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
 {{TB|I found ze humiliation very instructive. I am made greater by my suffering.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Ominous}}
-{{TB|Of course. Say, I know a local family that numbers five. You didn’t sell those tickets to… the Simpsons, perchance?}}
+{{TB|Of course. Say, I know a local family that numbers five. You didn't sell those tickets to... the Simpsons, perchance?}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
 {{TB|Why? Is zere something special about ze Simpsons?}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Manic}}
-{{TB|Oh, no no no no no. I have no special plans for the Simpsons. Or their spirited son… Bart.}}
+{{TB|Oh, no no no no no. I have no special plans for the Simpsons. Or their spirited son... Bart.}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 51: / Line 51: @@
 {{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|Jean-Pierre! What’s happened to your act?! You can’t just sit in a chair and smoke clove cigarettes!}}
+{{TB|Jean-Pierre! What's happened to your act?! You can't just sit in a chair and smoke clove cigarettes!}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Annoyed}}
 {{TB|I am not ze dancing bear, to perform for money.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Surprised}}
-{{TB|That’s EXACTLY what you are! Just… just swing on the trapeze a little!}}
+{{TB|That's EXACTLY what you are! Just... just swing on the trapeze a little!}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
 {{TB|The trapeze is in ill repair. I could plummet to my death.}}
@@ Line 70: / Line 70: @@
 {{TB|Word of your exploits is certain to reach the Simpsons, and they will bring Bart to me.}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
-{{TB|You realize when you say the name “Bart Simpson”, your eyes, zey, how you say, “bug out” a bit.}}
+{{TB|You realize when you say the name "Bart Simpson", your eyes, zey, how you say, "bug out" a bit.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
-{{TB|Yes, well, never mind that. Perfectly sane of me. Let’s focus on putting you in even more peril tomorrow night!}}
+{{TB|Yes, well, never mind that. Perfectly sane of me. Let's focus on putting you in even more peril tomorrow night!}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 86: / Line 86: @@
 {{TB|Zere-in lies the problem. Zhough I long for ze oblivion of death, I am, at the same time, a humongous coward.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|{{*}}gives a big push* In you go!}}
+{{TB|{{*}}gives a big push{{*}} In you go!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Run From Lions|8 hours|the [[Cirque De Puree]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Surprised}}
-{{TB|It is true what zhey say about being mauled by lions: “ouch”.}}
+{{TB|It is true what zhey say about being mauled by lions: "ouch".}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
 {{TB|It was lucky I had these band aids for you, or that might have been serious.}}
@@ Line 99: / Line 99: @@
 {{TB|You wish to kill a child?}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Manic}}
-{{TB|Bart is HARDLY a child. He’s ten. Well within legal killing age.}}
+{{TB|Bart is HARDLY a child. He's ten. Well within legal killing age.}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
 }}
@@ Line 109: / Line 109: @@
 {{TB|What did zhis Bart Simpson ever do to you?}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|Plenty. For starters, he never lets me kill him. VERY frustrating…}}
+{{TB|Plenty. For starters, he never lets me kill him. VERY frustrating...}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon}}
-{{TB|Okaaaayyy…. But what did he do to deserve death in ze first place?}}
+{{TB|Okaaaayyy.... But what did he do to deserve death in ze first place?}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Surprised}}
-{{TB|Well, he… uh, that is… funny, I can’t really remember…}}
+{{TB|Well, he... uh, that is... funny, I can't really remember...}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon}}
-{{TB|I’m sure it will come to me. Keep working on your act. Time is short, and our cause is a noble one!}}
+{{TB|I'm sure it will come to me. Keep working on your act. Time is short, and our cause is a noble one!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Circus Acrobat Practice Death Defying Feats|12 hours}}|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|I have decided -- I will not use my circus skills to aid in Bart Simpson’s murder.}}
+{{TB|I have decided -- I will not use my circus skills to aid in Bart Simpson's murder.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Ominous}}
 {{TB|Perhaps you will agree to use them if I point this gun at you?}}
@@ Line 130: / Line 130: @@
 {{THT|After tapping on the Circus Acrobat's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Happy}}
-{{TB|He’s here! Bart Simpson is in the audience! At last, my fingers will close ‘round his neck and choke the very life from--}}
+{{TB|He's here! Bart Simpson is in the audience! At last, my fingers will close 'round his neck and choke the very life from--}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
 {{TB|Murder, she will not bring you ze happiness, friend.}}
 {{Tapped Out Sideshow Bob Icon|Annoyed}}
-{{TB|“Friend”? If you don’t mind, I’d prefer to keep our relationship on a purely homicidal maniac/helpless pawn footing.}}
+{{TB|"Friend"? If you don't mind, I'd prefer to keep our relationship on a purely homicidal maniac/helpless pawn footing.}}
 {{Tapped Out Circus Acrobat Icon|Sad}}
 {{TB|I would have hoped for more, but under ze circumstances, I will take what I can get.}}

Big Top Je Ne Sais Quoi - Revision history

Solar Dragon at 19:05, April 9, 2025

SolarBot: replaced: ’ → ' (15), … → ... (8), “ → " (4), ” → " (4), ‘ → ' (2), * → {{*}} (2), {{{{*}}}} → {{*}}

Solar Dragon: Created page with "{{Tapped Out Quest |name = Big Top Je Ne Sais Quoi |image = |level = 5 |update = {{TOCU|A Simpsons Christmas Special}} |characters = |optional = Circus Acrobat |previous..."

SolarBot: replaced: ’ → ' (15), … → ... (8), “ → " (4), ” → " (4), ‘ → ' (2), * → {{}} (2), {{{{}}}} → {{*}}