The Van Houtens Act 4 Premium Questline: Grandpa Van Houten

Hey Howdy Hey Tappers!

Everything’s coming up Milhouse!  Last year we had The Flanders’s this year we have the Van Houtens!

Act 4 of this multi-event ushered in one new premium character to help navigate this event.  Grandpa Van Houten is an all-new premium character for Springfield, who not only helps earn event currency but also comes with a short questline.

So let’s take a look at the full dialogue for both The Great Indoors…

The Great Indoors Pt. 1
Grandpa Van Houten starts

Grandpa Van Houten: Well, now that the missus is out of the picture, it’s just me and the RV. I need to get away from all this craziness, ya know?  Huh. Almost out of gas. Well, I’m sure Kirk would love a surprise visit while I wait for my next social security check.
Squeaky Voice Attendant: That’s nice, sir. But there’s quite a big line of cars forming behind you. Can I take your Krusty Burger order?
Make Grandpa Van Houten Place His Order– 4hrs
Make Squeaky Voice Teen Ask Grandpa Van Houten to Move- 4hrs

The Great Indoors Pt. 2
Grandpa Van Houten starts

Grandpa Van Houten: Howdy, Kirk. I assume you heard about your mom and me getting a divorce?
Kirk: I did. I’m really sorry. I know exactly what you’re going through, because of how Luann and I—
Grandpa Van Houten: Yeah, you’ve mentioned it. Anyways, you think I could crash here for a bit?
Kirk: Well, under normal circumstances that wouldn’t be a problem. But Milhouse has tambourine practice later tonight and we can’t have any distractions.
Grandpa Van Houten: Oh, I see. Well, I wouldn’t want to get in the way. D’you think I could park the RV in your driveway and camp out in there for a bit?
Kirk: You can stay there as long as you need. Until the end of the week.
Grandpa Van Houten: Thanks, son. Ya think Milhouse might want to camp out in the backyard with his ol’ gramps tonight?
Kirk: Oh, I’m sure he’d love that. You’ll just need to tuck him into his snuggle bag… It hugs him tight all night, for when he doesn’t have a mom around to do it. Did I mention that Luann and I—
Grandpa Van Houten: Yeah, you mentioned.
Make Grandpa Camp in Kirk’s Backyard With Milhouse– 4hrs
Make Milhouse Camp in His Backyard With Grandpa- 4hrs

The Great Indoors Pt. 3
Grandpa Van Houten starts

Milhouse: This is gonna be so much fun! I LOVE camping!
Grandpa Van Houten: Milhouse, are you ready to experience the great outdoors with your old man’s old man?
Milhouse: Am I?! I already put my jammies on under my clothes! Can I collect the wood to get the fire started?
Grandpa Van Houten: No need, my boy. I’ve got all the heat we need right here.
Milhouse: On the radiator of your RV?
Grandpa Van Houten: It cooks the hot dogs to perfection. And you don’t even need a turnin’ stick.
Make Grandpa Van Houten Roast Hot Dogs on the Radiator- 4hrs
Make Milhouse Roast Hot Dogs- 4hrs
Milhouse: This is kind of taking a while.
Grandpa Van Houten: Yeah. Want to use the microwave?
Milhouse: Can I press the buttons?
Grandpa Van Houten: Of course. Though it’s a little bit complicated. You have to press Time Cook first, then choose the power level, then the length of time, then Time Cook again, then…
Milhouse: Uh, you can just do it.

The Great Indoors Pt. 4
Grandpa Van Houten starts

Grandpa Van Houten: Oh boy, I’m stuffed. I think I may have eaten one hot dog too many.
Milhouse: Me too. Can we sit for a minute before we set up our tents? I can’t move right now.
Grandpa Van Houten: How about we tell stories while we digest?
Milhouse: That’s a great idea! I can’t wait to hear what crazy stories you have, Grandpa!
Grandpa Van Houten: Great! Now let’s see. What story should I tell? Ah, of course… There was this young boy from Shelbyville. Or…was it a girl? Oh, no, I remember. It wasn’t a boy or a girl…It was a werewolf, and he was from North Haverbrook. Well he originally was from Shelbyville, but he moved…
Make Grandpa Van Houten Attempt to Tell a Story– 4hrs
Make Milhouse Listen in Quiet Awe- 4hrs
Milhouse: So why did he have to move from Shelbyville to North Haverbrook?!
Grandpa Van Houten: Taxes, I suppose. Say, all this storytelling has got me beat. Want to watch some TV inside the RV for a bit while I rest my throat?
Milhouse: Sure! If we hurry, we can catch the latest episode of Battling Seizure Robots!

The Great Indoors Pt. 5
Grandpa Van Houten starts

Grandpa Van Houten: So, what’s the point of this show again?
Milhouse: Well, the bad guy robots shoot lasers like this *makes machine gun noises* but the good guy robots shoot lasers like this *makes laser noises*.
Grandpa Van Houten: I see. You know, it’s gonna be dark soon. We should probably start setting up our tents.
Milhouse: Okay but do you think you could give me a hand with mine?
Grandpa Van Houten: They don’t call me the Great Outdoors Van Houten fer nothin’!
Milhouse: They call you that?
Grandpa Van Houten: No, I said they DON’T call me that. Not fer nothin’.
Milhouse: It looks like the assembly instructions are in Chinese.
Grandpa Van Houten: *screams* I just saw a bee! I’m allergic to bees. How about we just sleep in the RV for tonight?
Milhouse: Way ahead of you, Grandpa.
Make Grandpa Van Houten Sleep in the RV- 4hrs
Make Milhouse Sleep in the RV- 4hrs
Milhouse: Boy, nothing beats camping outdoors! I feel so refreshed. And it’s just great to unplug for a while, you know? *turns off TV*
Grandpa Van Houten: I know exactly how you feel, Milhouse. Experiencing the outdoors is just good for the soul. Oh, I forgot to hookup the RV to the septic tank. That last flush must have emptied right onto your Dad’s driveway. I think I’ll teach a class on how to survive in the wilderness…

And that’s it my friends, the Act 4 premium dialogue.

Thoughts on Act 4 of the event?  Did you buy Grandpa V? Thoughts on the dialogue? Sound off below, you know we love hearing from you!