Diane Flynn

**Diane Flynn** (also known as **Diane Paulsen** or **D. Paulsen**) is a costume designer and actress who worked with The Residents on their unfinished feature film, *Vileness Fats*, from 1972 to 1976.

She continued to work with The Residents until 1983, staffing the merchandising table during their Mole Show tour. She is the ex-wife of Homer Flynn and was described by Hardy Fox as "The Real Fifth Resident"*.*

## History

In late 1972, production began on Residents, Uninc.'s unfinished feature film, Vileness Fats, on which Diane acted as costume designer. According to Bill Reinhardt, it is unknown what her relationship with Homer Flynn was, but they were already in a relationship by July 20th, 1973.

At that time, Flynn worked for Pacific Bell as a lineman and Residents Uninc. would joke that she had the best income of anyone in the group.

Diane continued to work with The Residents until 1983 and could be found operating the merchandising table for The Mole Show, credited as *Diane Flynn* on the program for the first time.

### Legacy

In 1984, she was credited on the Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? VHS. In 2017, Hardy Fox made references to Flynn through his Hacienda Bridge newsletter, crediting her for her invaluable support in The Residents' early years.

## Credits

* Mole Show / Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats? (1984, Costumes, Cameo Appearance)

**Scene by scene**
1: Arf and Omega · 2: Bellboys & Townspeople Battle 1 · 3: Town 1 · 4: Mother's House 1 · 5: Weescoosa & Ninnie 1 · 6: Cave 1 · 7: Weescoosa & Ninnie 2 · 8: Weescoosa's Flashback · 9: Weescoosa & Ninnie 3 · 10: Bellboys & Townspeople Battle 2 · 11: Town 2 · 12: Desert 2 · 13: Lonesome Jack & Peggy · 14: Desert 1 · 15: Mother's House 2 · 16: Town 3 · 17: Banquet Hall · 18: Cave 2 · 19: Bridge 1 · 20: The Master Plan · 21: Cave 3 · 22: Desert 3 · 23: Night Club 1 · 24: Desert 4 · 25: Night Club 2 · 26: Desert 5 · 27: Cave 4 · 28: Night Club 3 · 29: Desert 6 · 30: Night Club 4 · 31: Cave 5 · 32: Night Club 5 · 33: Mother's House 3 · 34: Night Club 6 · 35: The Window of Never
**Cast and characters**
Saint Steven / Lonesome Jack (Jay Clem) · Weescoosa (Sally Lewis) · Arf and Omega Berry (Palmer Eiland and George Ewart) · Ninnie (Danny Williams) · Steve's Mother (Marge Howard) · Peggy Honeydew (Margaret Smyk) · Weenie (Danny Williams) · Uncle Willy (Hardy Fox)
with
Irene Dogmatic · J. Raoul Brody · Barry "Schwump" Schwam · Hugo Olson · Bill Dewalt · **Diane Flynn** · Homer Flynn · Tony Logan · Dennis Sealy · The Mysterious N. Senada as himself

**Crew**
The Residents: direction, screenplay, music, sets, costumes · Graeme Whifler: lighting, sets, second unit direction · **Diane Flynn**: costumes · John Kennedy: editing
**Settings**
Vileness Flats (Mother's House · Ninnie's House · Banquet Hall · Willy's Hot Spot) · Motel · The Cave · The Desert · The Window of Never
**Soundtrack music**
"Aircraft Damage" · "The Importance of Evergreen" · "Eloise" · "Kamikaze Lady" · "Lonely At The Top" · "Fever" · "Russian Love Song" · *X Is For Xtra* ("Theme From X" · "Slow Texture" · "Asonarose" · "Soundtrack Music Piece 17")
**Related works**
The Boarding House performance · *Santa Dog* · *Meet The Residents* · *Not Available* (*X Is For Xtra*) · *The Third Reich 'n Roll* (video) · "March de la Winni" · Oh Mummy! Oh Daddy! performance · *Fingerprince* · *Whatever Happened To Vileness Fats?* (soundtrack · *PAL TV LP*) · *Video Voodoo* · *Twenty Twisted Questions* · *Icky Flix* (soundtrack · "The Knife Fight" · *RZ VF*) · *Theory of Obscurity: A Film About The Residents* · *Double Trouble* ("Junior's Double Trouble Nightmare" · trailer) · *Triple Trouble* (soundtrack)
**Related articles**
Atomic Shopping Carts · The Bell Boys · Residents, Uninc. · "My Mammy"· Sycamore St. studio · Ralph Records · The Cryptic Corporation · The Ugly Grey Theater

1. ↑ Meeting The Residents - William Reinhardt