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The Cost of Living is the main quest of the Level 47 update, about the consequences of Freddy Quimby's actions.

Quests[]

Quest Requirements Triggered By Time
The Cost of Living Pt. 1 Build the Quimby Compound Mayor Quimby 24h
The Cost of Living Pt. 2 Make Freddy Quimby Drink Irresponsibly
Make Miss Springfield Enjoy an Evening with the Mayor*
Freddy Quimby 8h
3m
The Cost of Living Pt. 3 Make Freddy Quimby Await His Day in Court Freddy Quimby 12h
The Cost of Living Pt. 4 Make Freddy Quimby Make a Court Appearance Wiggum 12h
Testify! Pt. 1 Make Smithers Testify

(Requires: Judge Snyder)

Judge Snyder 4h
Testify! Pt. 2 Make Selma Testify

(Requires: Judge Snyder)

Judge Snyder 4h
Testify! Pt. 3 Make Kirk Testify

(Requires: Judge Snyder)

Judge Snyder 4h
The Cost of Living Pt. 5 Make Quimby Call In Favors

(Requires: Freddy Quimby)

Freddy Quimby 12h
The Cost of Living Pt. 6 Make Judge Snyder Deliver a Sentence Judge Snyder 12h
The Cost of Living Pt. 7 Make Freddie Quimby Enjoy a Privileged Life Freddy Quimby 24h

*Ignored if you don't have Miss Springfield.

Dialogue[]

The Cost of Living Pt. 1[]

Start[]

Character Dialogue
Quimby Icon "I've got money. I've got influence. I've got much younger women. I am the er-uh epitome of success!"
Quimby Sad Icon "And yet no one respects me. It's as if wearing a sash doesn't carry the cachet it once did."
Quimby Angry Icon "It's time to remind the people why I got into politics – the enormous displays of wealth!"

End[]

Character Dialogue
Quimby Icon "The Quimby Compound was worth every embezzled penny."
"And I, uh, taught those orphans an important lesson about living without doors."
"I, on the other hand, have hundreds of doors for my five floors, four wings, three kitchens, two spas, and a partridge in a pear tree. Bronzed, of course."
Freddy Quimby Icon "Hiya, Uncle. I, uh, got kicked out of limbo's country club so I'm back!"
"The movers have already moved the maid into my room."
Quimby Angry Icon "Then you tell them to move her back!"
Quimby Sad Icon "She's a sexual harassment suit waiting to happen for me."

The Cost of Living Pt. 2[]

Character Dialogue
Freddy Quimby Wild Icon "Now that I've finished selecting my butler, it's time to party like it's going on Viewtube! Where's my box of cats?"
Quimby Icon "Freddy, as the Mayor of Springfield, I'm expected to uphold a certain level of decorum."
"That's why I do all my dirty dealings in back alleys and sleazy motels."
Freddy Quimby Icon "Don't worry, Uncle. I've learned the Quimby code of discretion from my father, Clovis."
"He's the master! So discrete we haven't even seen him since he boarded that small plane years ago."
Quimby Icon "Well, I'm pretty sure this year isn't an election year, so we deserve to treat ourselves."

The Cost of Living Pt. 3[]

Character Dialogue
Freddy Quimby Icon "Butler, for breakfast, I'll have the hair of the dog that bit me... so I can make it into a coat."
"Plus some booze."
Wiggum Icon "Your breakfast is on Springfield's dime today. Welcome to the drunk tank, Mister Quimby!"
Freddy Quimby Icon "Joke's on you - my breakfast is on Springfield's dime everyday."
"And since I don't remember anything I did last night and truly horrible acts are said to haunt you forever, I must be innocent."
"I'd like my car and my complimentary gift bag."
Wiggum Icon "You'll get your complimentary gift bag on your day in court!"
*sigh* "That sounded a lot more menacing in my head."

The Cost of Living Pt. 4[]

Start[]

Character Dialogue
Wiggum Serious Icon "Alright Freddy, time to get you to the courthouse for your arraignment."
Wiggum Icon "Plus a little extra time at Lard Lad's. The Wig's got a craving for D-nuts."
Lou Icon "I keep telling you, Chief -- neither of those nicknames is going to catch on."
Freddy Quimby Angry Icon "You're making a mistake, Wiggum. Don't you understand that I'm rich?"
Wiggum Serious Icon "Son, I've been making mistakes since the day I was born."
Wiggum Icon "I came out feet first."
Wiggum Serious Icon "And sure, the justice system is just a dog and pony show if you're rich."
Wiggum Sad Icon "Or cleaning up after a dog and pony show if you're poor."
Wiggum Icon "But we've got to go anyway."

End[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Frederick Quimby, you have been charged with a cornucopia of crimes, including defiling a cornucopia."
"Which, according to the Pilgrims who wrote our town charter, is punishable by death. How do you plead?"
Blue-Haired Lawyer Icon "Your Honor, you could hear how he pleads, or you could wrap this up and enjoy a complimentary lobster lunch buffet."
"As a man of the law, you must agree that letting all this lobster go to waste is itself a crime."
Judge Snyder Icon ...
Blue-Haired Lawyer Icon "Fine, my client pleads not guilty."

Testify! Pt. 1[]

Start[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Let's start with the witnesses."
Blue-Haired Lawyer Icon "There are witnesses?!"
"What is the point of having money if it can't silence people?"
Judge Snyder Icon "Waylon Smithers, please take the stand and deliver your testimony."

End[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Mister Smithers, ignoring protocol, we have sworn you in on the Malibu Stacy Bible you brought from home."
"Now please tell us what you saw that night."
Smithers Sad Icon "It was in between Mr. Burns' bedtime and his 4:00 AM “FDR got elected to a fifth term” nightmare."
"I stopped into Moe's for a flirtini, when Mister Quimby here showed up with a woman of loose morals."
Princess Kashmir Icon "The only thing loose about me is my willingness to take off my clothes for money."
"Everything else is off limits."
"Unless you pay me."
Smithers Sad Icon "Mister Quimby forced me to be his “wingman” and dragged me all over town."
Freddy Quimby Angry Icon "You should be on trial for being the worst wingman ever!"
Freddy Quimby Panicked Icon "You said there'd be hotties at that Steelworkers Sausage Fest."
Freddy Quimby Sad Icon "There weren't even sausages... just lots of men!"

Testify! Pt. 2[]

Start[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Selma Bouvier, please take the stand and deliver your testimony."

End[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Ms. Bouvier, please tell the court what you saw that night."
Selma Icon "Only if you tell the court if you're single or not..."
Judge Snyder Icon "Not a chance."
Selma Icon "Fine."
"Freddy and I crashed into each other outside of the Steelworkers Sausage Fest."
Selma Sad Icon "Literally crashed - with our cars."
Selma Icon "Luckily I shaved my legs just a few months ago, so I was able to charm my way into a ride back to town with him."
"Sure, he was drunk and concussed, but he hadn't left me for dead, so I thought the date was going well."
Selma Sad Icon "Right up until he drove off a bridge into the river, and left me for dead."
Selma Icon "Thank god buoyancy is my greatest skill."
Judge Snyder Icon "This is not looking good for you, Mister Quimby."
Freddy Quimby Annoyed Icon "No, your honor, in the light of day, SHE'S not looking good!..."
Freddy Quimby Panicked Icon "I mean no comment."

Testify! Pt. 3[]

Start[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Kirk Van Houten, please take the stand and deliver your testimony."

Job Start[]

Character Dialogue
Judge Snyder Icon "Mr. Van Houten, please tell the court what you saw that night."
Kirk Icon "When I heard a knock on the door, I thought those girl scouts had a change of heart and wanted to give me back my hat."
Kirk Sad Icon "But instead Freddy burst in soaking wet, and challenged me to a drinking contest."
Kirk Icon "Since I had to sell part of my liver to pay Luann's alimony during the divorce, I asked if I could have juice instead."
Kirk Sad Icon "But by then he was already hitting the whiskey, and on my wife."
Luann Angry Icon "When we got back together, we agreed anything before second base isn't cheating."
Kirk Angry Icon "You need to learn the rules of baseball, Luann!"
Kirk Sad Icon "Anyway, he said my crying was harshing the mood so he stumbled off, but not before he did unspeakable things to our mailbox."
Judge Snyder Icon "Tampering with the mail system – a federal crime!"
"Your list of offenses, like Superhero movies, just keeps getting longer."
"Who says Judge Reinhold is the only funny judge?"

End[]

Character Dialogue
Freddy Quimby Angry Icon "That's it? Pshaw!"
Freddy Quimby Annoyed Icon "As long as you don't call that dancing girl to the stand, I'll be home before my chow-dah gets cold."
Blue-Haired Lawyer Icon "Your honor, all comments muttered under my client's breath are to be considered hearsay."
Check in with Princess Kashmir to get her contribution to Freddy's story!
 
— System Message


The Cost of Living Pt. 5[]

Character Dialogue
Freddy Quimby Sad Icon "They found me, ah, guilty on all charges. The court is going to throw the, ah, book at me!"
Quimby Icon "Trust the, ah, system, Freddy."
Freddy Quimby Panicked Icon "But the justice system fails all the time! Why should I trust it?"
Quimby Icon "Not the justice system. The system of, ah, Ivy League graduates and family connections!"
"To the Rolodex!"

The Cost of Living Pt. 6[]

Start[]

Character Dialogue
Blue-Haired Lawyer Icon "Freddy, it's time to hear the sentence."
"Now remember, good or bad, we still walk out of that courtroom with our heads held high and my retainer fully paid."

End[]

Character Dialogue
Freddy Quimby Icon "Your honor, before you read the sentence I'd like to say a few words."
Judge Snyder Icon "It probably would have been smarter to have said those words before the trial was over, but I have no one to go home to, so alright."
Freddy Quimby Annoyed Icon "I did not inhale, have relations with that woman, or falsify reports regarding WMDs."
Freddy Quimby Icon "One of those should get me out of this mess, right?"
Quimby Icon "I have something to say, Your, uh, Honor!"
"There's a new municipal by-law, issued this morning, that you, ah, must be aware of."
"It states "charges against any public figure must be reduced if the defendant regrets that he, or the less likely she, is caught."
"The defendant may also publicly enter any twelve-step program, but does not have to complete it."
"And may apologize on national television, but doesn't have to mean it."

The Cost of Living Pt. 7[]

Character Dialogue
Freddy Quimby Angry Icon "I can't believe this! They gave me indefinite house arrest!"
Quimby Icon "Thanks to my buddy Gerry Mandering at city hall, your "house" now covers all of Springfield."
"He's a whiz at rezoning – he calls it Mandermania."
Freddy Quimby Icon "But what if I want French Caviar? Or Chinese Silk? Or Turkish Delight?"
Quimby Stern Icon "All of those women make house calls and you know it."
"And if you follow the rules, you might get time off for good behavior."
Freddy Quimby Angry Icon "Rules? You mean like take off my shoes while inside? Like an animal?"
Freddy Quimby Annoyed Icon "You might as well lock me up. Like an animal!"

Gallery[]

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