1996

Throughout 1996 The Residents worked extensively on two projects: a video game I Murdered Mommy and an album later titled Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches. Two projects that were eventually cancelled. During this year they also worked on Pollex Christi.
== Timeline ==
=== January ===
* 9th: The Residents attend Primus' Tales From The Punchbowl party at Bimbo's 365. They hand out copies of Bad Day on the Midway and perform 'Hello Skinny' on stage with the band. This was The Residents' first live performance since 1991's Freak Show performance.
* Freak Show live in Prague in broadcast.
=== February ===
* The Residents begin working with Inscape on I Murdered Mommy, their fourth CD-ROM. At this same time they continue work on some Scattered Unfinished Music Sketches intended for their next album.
*The Eyesore preview single is released.https://web.archive.org/web/19980124015027/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-021.html
=== March ===
* 12th: Homer Flynn is interviewed on the IMUSIC forums.
=== April ===
*Have A Bad Day is released.https://web.archive.org/web/19980124020404/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-034.html
*11th: Eyesore: A Stab at The Residents is released.https://web.archive.org/web/19980124020443/http://www.residents.com/app/digest/st-035.html
=== May ===
* The Comix of Two Cities volume 1 is released by Aeon. It collects the first two issues of the original 1982 series.https://web.archive.org/web/20160821094956/https://atomicavenue.com/title/45160/Comix-of-Two-Cities-The
=== June ===
* The Comix of Two Cities volume 2 is released by Aeon. It collects the third and fourth issues of the original 1982 series.
=== July ===
* The Comix of Two Cities volume 3 is released by Aeon. It collects the fifth and sixth issues of the original 1982 series.
=== August ===
* The Comix of Two Cities volume 4 is released by Aeon. It contains the comic's previously unreleased seventh and eighth issues.
=== July ===
* The Comix of Two Cities volume 5 is released by Aeon. It contains the comic's previously unreleased ninth and tenth issues.
=== August ===
* The Comix of Two Cities volume 6 is released by Aeon. It contains the comic's previously unreleased eleventh and twelfth issues.
=== November ===
* As the CD-ROM market begins to dry up, Inscape cancel production on I Murdered Mommy. Leading to The Residents having had essentially lost a years worth of productiy. 
=== December ===
* The Residents are introduced to Max Steinway, N. Senada's former partner. Steinway shows the group a composition by Senada entitled Pollex Christi. The Residents, once again inspired by their old mentor, begin working on a midi version of the composition along with assistance from Steinway. 
=== Unknown ===
* The Residents visit Gugum Gumbira in Indonesia. Whilst there The Residents record Spaghetti Sundahttps://www.residents.com/historical/?page=ourtiredourpoor Also during this year The Residents wrote and recorded their score for Conceiving Ada, as well as a short unfinished instrumental piece titled Angle.
*Eyesore is released. It contains a four minute excerpt from Ty's Freak Show, as well as The Residents' and Snakefinger's 1978 re-recording of Smelly Tongues.
== Releases ==
* Have A Bad Day
=== Various Artists Compilations ===
* Eyesore
** Smelly Tongues (Snakefinger version)
** Benny The Bouncing Bump (Prev. unreleased Live version)
* Back To The Penguin - The Dark Sound Of The 80's
** Kaw Liga
*Exotic Sounds From Many Worlds
** Tooth And Claw
== Re-Releases ==
* Gingerbread Man
* Eskimo 
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