As the world came to an end, 2 arks were sent out. The first ark contained all the useful people (construction workers, etc). The second ark contained all the bureaucrats, lawyers, and so on.
The first ark unfortunately never made it to the destination, but the second one (useless people) did.
We then see the colony that this ark formed. I recall them using leaves as currency, and having a hell of a problem with inflation.
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So what is this from? I'm nearly positive it is British in origin. I'm thinking Hitchhiker's Guide (most likely), Red Dwarf, or Monty Python. The shocking thing is that I haven't had any luck with Google.. shocking because I'm pretty sure the internet was designed on these sources!
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LMAO, I butchered that memory, huh? Funny how memory can mutate over 20+ years, from the time I was a kid until now. Here's what I originally saw during the 80s (skip to the 16 minute mark):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYj3UHHuEEU&t=16m38s