Timmy (The Residents)

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Timmy is a fictional character created by avant-garde group The Residents, first appearing in the 1995 CD-ROM project Bad Day on the Midway . The character was brought back on July 26, 2006 in a series of weekly short videos featuring Timmy telling anecdotes about his life and other strange stories. The videos were released on YouTube, and can be accessed through the Residents' official website and MySpace page.

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