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{{Tapped Out Quest
|name = The Once and Future King
|image =
|level = 5
|update = {{TOCU|Christmas 2013}}
|requirements = {{ap|myPad|Tapped Out quest}}
|characters = {{Ch|Plow King}}
|optional =
|previous =
|next =
|premium = yes
}}

'''The Once and Future King''' is a premium questline in ''[[The Simpsons: Tapped Out]]''. It was introduced in the {{TOCU|Christmas 2013}} content update. It requires {{Ch|Plow King}} to be unlocked.

== Dialogue ==
=== Pt. 1 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Tired of third-rate snow removal services? Looking for someone a little more -- *BELCH* -- professional?}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Then turn to Plow King! We’re available 24-7. Buzzed, drunk or merely hungover, we always answer the call!}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Print Off Flyers|60 minutes|a [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 2 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|It’s tough breaking into a market dominated by Mr. Plow.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|But competing against my best pal Homer will surely bring out the very best in both of us.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Competition is healthy, so long as you keep it friendly.}}
{{THT|{{Task|Reach level 23 and Build Channel 6}}<br>{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Record a Mr. Plow Attack Ad|8 hours|{{Channel 6}}}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 3 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|In business, you must always strive to get better. To offer your customers the very best.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|One great way to do that is to accuse your competitors of gross incompetence, unprovoked assaults against customers, and running over babies on purpose.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|To reach your full potential, sometimes you gotta lob some lie grenades at your best-est bud.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Print Anti-Mr. Plow Lies|12 hours|a [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 4 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Business is booming, thanks to Plow King’s peerless service, and Homer’s plow being towed.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|If it was seized because a false report of a truck labeled “Mr. Plow” being used in a string of brutal murders, that’s no one’s fault.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Homer will get out of jail eventually, and then we’ll have a good laugh over my completely ethical business practices.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Frame Mr. Plow|12 hours|the [[Police Station]]}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
}}

=== Pt. 5 ===
{{Table|
{{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|I’ve sacrificed so much to become Plow King.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|I’ve lost my best friend. My principles. Some would say, any shred of human decency I once possessed.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Do I have any regrets? Perhaps. I regret that Homer made me do all this by having a plow too.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|I wish I’d handled the situation better. For example, I could have low-balled the guy I paid to shut off Homer’s phone.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|But when you get down to it, I wish I’d learned years ago how to blow up trucks, because then I could have blown up Homer’s myself.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|Instead of hiring Fat Tony to do it. That would have saved some serious cash.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|I’ve changed, you say? I suppose I have. I’ve grown, certainly.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|And if leaving Homer’s son alive to one day avenge his father’s honor makes me “foolish,” then so be it.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|I’m not in the murder business.}}
{{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
{{TB|And if I change my mind, Fat Tony IS in the murder business, and I have his private number.}}
{{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Drink to Success|24 hours}}|colspan=2}}
{{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|200}} and {{XP|20}}|colspan=2}}
}}

== Behind the Laughter ==
The quest name is a reference to the collection of novels by {{W|T. H. White}}, ''{{W|The Once and Future King}}''.

{{Tapped Out Quests/Christmas 2013}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Once and Future King, The}}

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 |name = The Once and Future King
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+|image = [[File:Tapped Out Plow King Sidebar.png|x110px]]
 |level = 5
 |update = {{TOCU|Christmas 2013}}
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 |characters = {{Ch|Plow King}}
 |optional =
 |previous =
 |next =

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 {{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|Tired of third-rate snow removal services? Looking for someone a little more -- *BELCH* -- professional?}}
+{{TB|Tired of third-rate snow removal services? Looking for someone a little more -- {{*}}BELCH{{*}} -- professional?}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|Then turn to Plow King! We’re available 24-7. Buzzed, drunk or merely hungover, we always answer the call!}}
+{{TB|Then turn to Plow King! We're available 24-7. Buzzed, drunk or merely hungover, we always answer the call!}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Print Off Flyers|60 minutes|a [[Brown House]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
@@ Line 30: / Line 30: @@
 {{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|It’s tough breaking into a market dominated by Mr. Plow.}}
+{{TB|It's tough breaking into a market dominated by Mr. Plow.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
 {{TB|But competing against my best pal Homer will surely bring out the very best in both of us.}}
@@ Line 56: / Line 56: @@
 {{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|Business is booming, thanks to Plow King’s peerless service, and Homer’s plow being towed.}}
+{{TB|Business is booming, thanks to Plow King's peerless service, and Homer's plow being towed.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|If it was seized because a false report of a truck labeled “Mr. Plow” being used in a string of brutal murders, that’s no one’s fault.}}
+{{TB|If it was seized because a false report of a truck labeled "Mr. Plow" being used in a string of brutal murders, that's no one's fault.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|Homer will get out of jail eventually, and then we’ll have a good laugh over my completely ethical business practices.}}
+{{TB|Homer will get out of jail eventually, and then we'll have a good laugh over my completely ethical business practices.}}
 {{THT|{{Task/Job|Make Plow King Frame Mr. Plow|12 hours|the [[Police Station]]}}|colspan=2}}
 {{THT|Quest reward: {{Cash|100}} and {{XP|10}}|colspan=2}}
@@ Line 69: / Line 69: @@
 {{TH|After tapping on Plow King's exclamation mark|colspan=2}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|I’ve sacrificed so much to become Plow King.}}
+{{TB|I've sacrificed so much to become Plow King.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|I’ve lost my best friend. My principles. Some would say, any shred of human decency I once possessed.}}
+{{TB|I've lost my best friend. My principles. Some would say, any shred of human decency I once possessed.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
 {{TB|Do I have any regrets? Perhaps. I regret that Homer made me do all this by having a plow too.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|I wish I’d handled the situation better. For example, I could have low-balled the guy I paid to shut off Homer’s phone.}}
+{{TB|I wish I'd handled the situation better. For example, I could have low-balled the guy I paid to shut off Homer's phone.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|But when you get down to it, I wish I’d learned years ago how to blow up trucks, because then I could have blown up Homer’s myself.}}
+{{TB|But when you get down to it, I wish I'd learned years ago how to blow up trucks, because then I could have blown up Homer's myself.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
 {{TB|Instead of hiring Fat Tony to do it. That would have saved some serious cash.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|I’ve changed, you say? I suppose I have. I’ve grown, certainly.}}
+{{TB|I've changed, you say? I suppose I have. I've grown, certainly.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|And if leaving Homer’s son alive to one day avenge his father’s honor makes me “foolish,” then so be it.}}
+{{TB|And if leaving Homer's son alive to one day avenge his father's honor makes me "foolish," then so be it.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
-{{TB|I’m not in the murder business.}}
+{{TB|I'm not in the murder business.}}
 {{Tapped Out Plow King Icon}}
 {{TB|And if I change my mind, Fat Tony IS in the murder business, and I have his private number.}}