h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

I am thinking of the most powerful and philosophical dialogue of the century:
Do you, folks, remember "The machine that goes ´ping´" ?
If you do, please recall this immense approach to wisdom:

Chapter One, the birth:

Doc [holding in his hands the likely most lovely rubber I ever saw in my life]: "Blood type it, measure it
and isolate it !"

Mother: "Is it a boy or a girl ?"

Doc: "Isn´t it a little bit early to start posing roles on it ?"

-please correct me if I mix up something-

What I wonder is:
a) what happened to the baby ? I mean, it must be about 17 nowadays. Joined it Backstreet Boys ? Or
Bloodhound Gang ? Or what ? [I hope it´s Bloodhound Gang, oh, btw. there´s Mary coming along
]
b) what´s the impact to the family environment ?
c) what happened to the mother ? Didn´t we miss a helping hand of the father in the delivery room ?

Furthermore - can anybody explain the leasing calculation of the machine to me ?

Findus

Carry on Sergeant.
A private has a problem sleeping.
An officer advises him to try sleeping on his stomach. Ever since watching that film, years ago, I go to sleep lying on my stomach.