| Zen and the Art of Turntable Maintenance
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| Tapped Out Quest Information
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Zen and the Art of Turntable Maintenance is a premium questline in The Simpsons: Tapped Out. It was introduced in the Springfield's Got Talent? content update. It requires Der Zip Zorp to be obtained.
Dialogue
Pt. 1
| After tapping on Der Zip Zorp's exclamation mark
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Weird Al canceled. How are we gonna find someone to play the Power Plant's Iodine Pill Drive on such short notice?
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What about my good friend, Der Zip Zorp?
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Der what Zorp?
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The DJ! Der Zip Zorp.
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*hand wave emoji*
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Oh yeah, I've seen you on TV. You never take off your helmet — which makes your music seem better!
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*thumbs up emoji*
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I don't know. Is his type of music the right vibe for the Pill Drive? It's a daytime thing.
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*plays intense electronic music*
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I like it! The bass makes my suspenders float.
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| If Der Zip Zorp is owned: Task: "Make Der Zip Zorp Spin For the People". The job takes 4 hours.
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Quest reward:  100 and  10
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Pt. 2
| After tapping on Der Zip Zorp's exclamation mark
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Oh man, you're der best, Der Zip Zorp!
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Why are you replacing "the" with "der"?
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It's what real Der Zip Zorp fans der, Homer.
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- -)
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Hey, here comes Grimes, looking bummed as usual.
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Which Grimes? Elon Musk Grimes? Or…
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Every day still feels like a drag since I pulled myself out of the grave.
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Oh, him.
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But how can I be bummed out when this upbeat electronic music is so infectious? Let's party!
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Now that's more like it!
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Nothing can bring me down now!
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Hey Grimes, been a while!
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GRRR!
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Quick, Der Zip Zorp! Do something!
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| If Der Zip Zorp is owned: Task: "Make Der Zip Zorp Keep the Party Going". The job takes place at Krustylu Studios, Channel 6, KTV Building, Open Air Stage, Daws Butler Hall, Springfield Academy of Music, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
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I'm impressed by how chill you're staying, Grimes, even with Homer around.
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WHAT? I CAN'T HEAR ANYTHING OVER THESE HEADPHONES DER ZIP ZORP GAVE ME!
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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Pt. 3
| After tapping on Der Zip Zorp's exclamation mark
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If you can get Grimes to relax, can you help me to find the right man?
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*shrug face emoji*
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Wait, you're saying it really doesn't matter? You're right! Why am I trying so hard to find a man? I need to focus on me.
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Der Zip Zorp is one wise DJ.
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I have a question! I have a question!
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*arrow emoji*
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What? You have to go?
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I don't know about wise, but he's definitely smart.
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| If Der Zip Zorp is owned: Task: "Make Der Zip Zorp Bring Electronica to the People". The job takes 4 hours.
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You can really bring it, Der Zip Zorp!
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Indeed! The combination of your sick beats and keen observations on the human psyche have converted me to the cause of electronica.
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Why would anyone listen to anyone else?
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Well, there's always accordion music, right?
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?
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"Accordion to who?" Good one, Der Zip Zorp!
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I'm sorry you had to get sick burned like that, Weird Al, but what can you do?
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What can I do, Lisa? The only thing I know how to do…
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| Quest reward: 100 and 10
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Pt. 4
| After tapping on Der Zip Zorp's exclamation mark
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*hand wave emoji*
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Oh my gosh, I can't believe Der Zip Zorp isn't too embarrassed to show his face — er, helmet — in public.
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I never realized how silly his little beep-boop-beep music was until now!
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?
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I'm sorry, Der Zip Zorp, but it's all over. You've been skewered.
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That's right, pal! Nothing trendy can withstand the onslaught of a good Weird Al parody song. *shreds a killer accordion solo*
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>:-
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If Der Zip Zorp is owned: Task: "Make Der Zip Zorp Destroy Accordions". The job takes place at Krustylu Studios, Channel 6, KTV Building, Open Air Stage, Daws Butler Hall, Springfield Academy of Music, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
If Weird Al Yankovic is owned: Task: "Make Weird Al Knock Over Keyboards and Turntables". The job takes place at Krustylu Studios, Channel 6, KTV Building, Open Air Stage, Daws Butler Hall, Springfield Academy of Music, or a Visitable Home and takes 4 hours.
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Stop it, you two! Is this how mature professional musicians settle their differences?
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- -(
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Ah, you're right, Lisa. What were we thinking?
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No-holds-barred celebrity MMA submission fight! But no hairpulling — these locks are amazing. Now are you in, Zorp, or are you chicken?
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>:-
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AHEM!
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Uh, or we could just bury the hatchet and play a charity gig together?
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Better.
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*thumbs up emoji*
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| Quest reward: 200 and 20
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Behind the Laughter
The quest name is a reference to the book Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig.
