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A Run for Their Funny

Tapped Out Quest Information

Level:	15
Update:	Cirque du Springfield
Required characters:	Bart, Lisa, Marge, Homer
Optional characters:	Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster, Fat Tony, See Currency-earning jobs
Internal name(s):	ARunForTheirFunny
ID(s):	253006 - 253010
Previous quest(s):	Three-Ring Circus
Next quest(s):	Hippo Juice to Go

A Run for Their Funny is an event-exclusive questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Cirque du Springfield content update.

Dialogue[edit]

Pt. 1[edit]

Between February 18, 2022 and March 16, 2022
	So wait...the Ding-A-Ling Bros. Ringmaster used to be the Bailey in Burnsum and Bailey Circus?
	That's right. I was running an ethical, animal-friendly, family circus until this crook forced me out.
	I didn't force you out. I tried to kill you! You cheated death and I hate cheaters.
	To me, it seems like Bailey wasn't willing to compromise his integrity for profit. I applaud that.
	Thank you. You see, Burnsum, even the eight-year-old can spot a phony.
	To heck with your integrity. Why shouldn't I profit by making people feel better about themselves by gawking at freaks.
	I gotta say, Lis', I'm with Burnsum on this one. Nothing beats a good freak show.
	Ha! There you have it, Bailey. Even the little orphan boy can see the magic I bring.
	I'm not an orphan. I have a mom and sort of a dad.
	Eh, that's fair.
Task: "Collect Hippo Juice" (x115). Task: "Make Bart Bicker With Lisa". The job takes place at the Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, Circuit Circus, Circus of Values, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Lisa Bicker With Bart". The job takes place at the Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, Circuit Circus, Circus of Values, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Ding-A-Ling Front Office

Pt. 2[edit]

After completing Pt. 1
	Mr. Bailey, I'd like to come work for your circus and show my brother what integrity looks like.
	Wonderful! You can work in the ticket office.
	Oh yeah? Well I'd like to work for you, Burnsum.
	Excellent! You can work shoveling elephant dung.
	Oh, boy! What's dung?
	Hold the phone. I'm not letting my children run off with any circus.
	Mom, just back me up on this one. Pleeease?
	Well, I suppose I could keep an eye on you to make sure you're okay. Homer, could you look after Bart?
	Aww, parenting sucks!
Task: "Collect Hippo Juice" (x115). Task: "Make Lisa Join the Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Marge Join the Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer Join the Burnsum and Bailey Circus". The job takes place at Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Bart Join the Burnsum and Bailey Circus". The job takes place at Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Circus Seal

Pt. 3[edit]

After completing Pt. 2
	Welcome to the circus. I look forward to working with you.
	The pleasure is all mine. And I love that hazel speck in your eye—
	Bup-bup. There will be no workplace fraternization between the freaks.
	I'm not one of your freaks.
	But you're more grotesque than any! You must be constantly chased by villagers with pitchforks!
	Sometimes. Not constantly.
	You've given me an idea! I must expand my freak show. But how?
	What if we mess up non-freaks and turn them INTO freaks?
	I like the cut of your jib, boy. Everyone in town will marvel at our collection of delightful deformities!
Task: "Collect Hippo Juice" (x115). Task: "Make Bart Look for People to Disfigure". The job takes place at Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Homer Oversee the Disfigurations". The job takes place at Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
	You sleep in a pile of straw, you eat from a bucket of oats, you poop where you want...you're living the dream!
	It's great if you can put up with all the people pointing and throwing rotten fruit at you.
	Mmm...rotten fruit.
	There will be no rotten fruit if you don't get your hooves out there and hee-haw for the crowds.
	Hee-haw! Hee-haw!
	I was talking to the Human Donkey, you horse's ass!
	Whiiinnniiiie!
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Ding-A-Ling Bros. Tent

Pt. 4[edit]

After completing Pt. 3
	So, Mr. Bailey, how can I help the Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus?
	I'm not sure you'll have the chance. Burnsum's profit-oriented approach is putting us out of business.
	What about just giving the people a spectacular show?
	Nowadays people get their spectacular shows on their cell phones. What about you, Scuzzo? Any ideas?
	Huh? Sorry. I was watching something spectacular on my cell phone.
	How about an old-fashioned clown throwdown?
	Our clowns versus theirs. I like it. No lions this time, though.
	Absolutely not! People don't want to see clowns get hurt.
	Is Lisa right, Scuzzo?
	I'm not about to volunteer to get hurt. And I'm pretty sure none of my clowns are either.
	Not even Blitzy?
	Nope.
	The Boobsy Twins?
	Not a chance.
	Bing Bong?
	Don't think so.
	Dr. Pickles?
	Negative.
	sigh That's it.
	What, you're out of clown names?
	All the funny ones.
Task: "Collect Hippo Juice" (x155). If Lisa is owned: Task: "Make Lisa Roll Her Eyes". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. Task: "Make Marge Comfort Lisa". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
Quest reward: 100 and 10 Animal High Wire

Pt. 5[edit]

After completing Pt. 4
	Thanks for reprising your circus persona, Krusty. Or should I say, "Soggy the Clown".
	With the moola you're paying me, I'll be Soggy any day of the week and twice on Sunday!
	I just hope I can cover the loan I took out to pay your salary. The collateral was...alarming.
	Pay up by the end of the month or the giraffe gets a piano wire necktie.
	Alright, Soggy, get out there and give the people of Springfield a great show!
	Uh...what people?
	What the — where'd everyone go?!
	Maybe they finally realized that circuses are just a bunch of smoke and mirrors.
	Nah, they're all over at that other tent. The one with the smoke and mirrors!
Task: "Collect Hippo Juice" (x195). Task: "Make Lisa See What's Going On". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. If Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster is owned: Task: "Make Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster Follow the Smoke and Mirrors". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours. If Fat Tony is owned: Task: "Make Fat Tony Make a Threatening Gesture". The job takes place at Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Ding-A-Ling Front Office, Burnsum and Bailey Circus, Marguerite's Wagon, Circus Caravan, Cirque De Puree, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
	Step right up, mesdames and messieurs! Witness true feats of amazing! I give you...Cirque de Puree!
	The only circus that does not believe in the exploitation of animals for entertainment!
	Wow, a circus with actual integrity! Mom, can we go? Please?!
	But we're already working for Ding-A-Ling Bros.
	But this one's better.
	Fine. But no more circuses or I'll scream like a howler monkey!
	I'd actually like that.
	Ooooooo!
Quest reward: 200 and 20 Soggy the Clown

Currency-earning jobs[edit]

Task	Character(s)	Time	Location(s)	Reward
Buy Hippo Juice at Krusty's	Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, Comic Book Guy, Wiggum, Mr. Burns, Smithers	4h	Krusty Burger, Luigi's, Bloaters at the Squidport, Chinese Restaurant, Crouching Panda, Hidden Eggroll, Dead Lobster, Grub Shack, Tofu Bell, The Happy Sumo, Brown House	5, 45
Bust Out the Extra-Large Hippo Juice	Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster, Burnsum	Ding-A-Ling Bros. Circus, Burnsum and Bailey Circus	8, 70

Behind the Laughter[edit]

The quest name is a reference to the phrase "giving them a run for their money."

view • talk • edit • past The Simpsons: Tapped Out Cirque du Springfield quests

Three-Ring Circus • Super Freak • A Run for Their Funny • A Class Tact • The Lion's Scare • Hippo Juice to Go
Marguerite	Forbidden Love
Burnsum	Strike Out
The Human Donkey	All Work and No Pay
Ding-A-Ling Ringmaster	Cotton Candy Caper
Soggy the Clown	Dressed to Be Killed
Scuzzo the Clown	Marked Man
The Bearded Lady	Hair and Pride
Mr. McGreg	Checks and Balance
Cirque de Puree Ringmaster	The Greatest Gooseman