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Failing the Trend Test

Tapped Out Quest Information Level: 5 Update: Tavern Trouble Required characters: Harv Bannister, Barflies, Lisa Optional characters: Willie, Nerds, Nerd Kids, Bart, Squeaky Voice Teen Internal name(s): FailingTheTrendTest ID(s): 246007 - 246010

Failing the Trend Test is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Tavern Trouble content update. It requires Harv Bannister to be obtained.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

After tapping on Harv Bannister's exclamation mark Okay, kid. If we can't come up with new drinks to draw in business to Tipsy McStagger's Good Time Drinking and Eating Emporium, we'll have to find other ways to drive business! Wait, I recognize you! Are you that news anchor who fell face first into that alligator? Why does everybody think that? No! I'm Harv Bannister and we need to come up with a new drink! Why are you yelling things at me? I don't even work for you. Then you're hired! I guess I am already working eighty-three jobs in this game. What's one more? So what do we do about creating this new drink? So far all we have is the "Flaming Moe". Hmm, I'm not really an idea guy. More of a customer-facing grunt worker who's seriously underpaid... Then I guess we'll just have to do the boring thing everyone does when their business is failing. Light it on fire and make an insurance claim? Nope. Hire a contractor and do a super expensive remodel no one asked for! Task: "Make Harv Bannister Hire Willie as Contractor". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. If Willie is owned: Task: "Make Willie Remodel Inside of Tipsy McStagger's". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. Welcome to the new Tipsy McStagger's! What?! It looks exactly the same except you added a tree in the middle! Yeah, do you like it? No, I hired you to remodel the interior, not plant trees! I'm a groundskeeper not an architect! But I paid you a ton of money! Trees are expensive. I want my money back. Willie doesn't do refunds! Make sure the tree gets enough water and sunlight. Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 2[edit]

After tapping on Harv Bannister's exclamation mark Now how do I get more customers at Tipsy's? Well, a lot of people like video games. Maybe we add some arcade machines? Ah, I like that. Very cutting edge. I was gonna say nostalgic. But sure. Video games it is! Task: "Make Harv Bannister Install Video Games". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Nerds Criticize Harv's Choice of Games" (x3). The jobs take place at Tipsy McStagger's and take 4 hours. "The Silmarillion" the videogame? And Morgoth isn't even a playable character?! "Connect Four" isn't fun as an arcade game! "Dance Dance Revelations"? I can't dance to church hymns! This selection of games is an insult to my people. Nerds, we are leaving! Gah! But I already paid for twenty dollars of tokens! Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 3[edit]

After tapping on Harv Bannister's exclamation mark Who wants nerds around anyway? Sure, they have money to spend, but they kind of lame up the place. So you're saying I'm not a nerd?! Cool! The next market to target are sports fans. That's why I've put TVs all over the restaurant! That's a great idea, sir. We can sign up for one of those ultimate sports packages and show the most popular sports from America and around the world. Yeah, it turns out those are really expensive. I went with the discount package instead. What sports does it show? I've finally found a place where I can watch me beloved goat-chucking and scotch-snorkeling! Task: "Make Harv Bannister Purchase the All-Scottish Sports Package". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 8 hours. If Willie is owned: Task: "Make Willie Watch Caber Tossing and Shinty". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 8 hours. Task: "Make Barflies Pretend to Understand Shinty" (x3). The jobs take place at Tipsy McStagger's and take 8 hours. Hey, these sports suck! Yeah, I came here to watch real sports like professional football and college football! We should have never left Moe's. Eh, down in front, ya riddy clipe! Yer in the way of me futsal! He's about to— GOAAAAAALLL! I knew Aberdeen would beat Kilmarnock! Quest reward: 100 and 10

Pt. 4[edit]

After tapping on Harv Bannister's exclamation mark People, get ready for the Tipsy McStagger's Grand Reopening Gala! But sir, all we've done is gone back to the same old Tipsy McStagger's from before you started trying all these promotions. Exactly. Now we're Tipsy McStagger's CLASSIC! All we need are some fireworks, balloons, and new uniforms for the staff, and people will start swarming the place again! Fireworks? Cool! Balloons are fun! Ooh, I like the new uniforms here. Sleek. See? It's already off to a good start! Task: "Make Harv Bannister Launch Fireworks". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Watch Fireworks Set Restaurant On Fire". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. If Bart is owned: Task: "Make Bart Enjoy Fireworks Accident". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. If Squeaky Voice Teen is owned: Task: "Make Squeaky-Voice Teen Try to Put Out the Fire". The job takes place at Tipsy McStagger's and takes 4 hours. I can't believe it! I'm ruined. This is a disaster. But this was a real accident and the insurance will definitely cover it. Yeah, but I still don't know how to get people to start coming to Tipsy's again. My drunky senses are tingling. One of the drinks survived the fire! Oh, that's just a new drink I tried mixing earlier. It wasn't that good. *takes a sip* Whoa! That's the best drink I've ever had...and I've had a lot! What?! *takes a sip* Everyone has to try this! *drinks* This drink is amazing. My business is saved! And it's all because of ME! Whaaaa?! I'm the one who lit the fireworks, which caught the drink on fire, so technically I invented the new Flaming Harv! What?! But that's just the Flaming Moe all over again. Not anymore it isn't! It's the Flaming Harv and it's all mine! Homer, I'm starting to understand the rage you felt before...let's get him! *shrieks* Run! Quest reward: 200 and 20