Douglas Adams was right
The finale was like the entire Ark B story from the Hitchhiker's Guide—Arthur Dent and all of the useless people come along to replace the australopithecines. Does Tirol find the image of Slartibartfast in the fiords as he makes his way to his island? Maybe that explains all of the hessian…

Old and New
Try out an evolutionary approach:
Bill Munroe, then the Osborne Bros
Bob Wills, then Willie Nelson