Rats Desert a Sinking Ship of Fools

Quick. Name the #1 best-selling hardcover fiction book. From 45 years ago.

Does it help if I tell you that Franny and Zooey was #5 on that list?

Didn't think so.

According to Publisher's Weekly, Ship of Fools by Katherine Anne Porter was the #1 book in 1962.

The phrase Ship of Fools has permeated all aspects of culture, which makes it a perfect choice to look for ep title homages.

• Chain of Fool (''!Mucha Lucha!,'' 11/1/2003)


• Chain of Fools (''Evening Shade,'' 11/29/1993)


• Graveyard of Fools (''Land of the Giants,'' 3/22/1970)


• Partnership of Fools (''Malcolm & Eddie,'' 9/16/1996)


• Relationships of Fools (''Boston Common,'' 4/11/1996)


• Ship of Captain Krool (''Johnny Cypher in Dimension Zero'')


• Ship of Fools (''Aaahh!!! Real Monsters,'' 10/5/1996)


• Ship of Fools (''The Honeymooners,'' 10/1/1966)


• Ship of Fools (''Kappa Mikey,'' 3/4/2006)


• Ship of Fools (''Gimme a Break!,'' 9/21/1985)


• Ship of Fran's (''The Nanny,'' 5/13/1996)


• Ship of Ghouls (''The Love Boat,'' 10/28/1978)


• Ship of Ghouls (''The 13 Ghosts of Scooby-Doo,'' 10/12/1985)


• Ship of Ghouls (''Beetlejuice,'' 10/14/1991)


• Ship of Ghouls (''Archie's Weird Mysteries,'' 1/20/2000)


• Ship of Jewels (''Police Academy: The Animated Series'')


• Ship of Mules (''Captain Whammo'')


• Ship of Phil's (''Murphy Brown,'' 5/10/1993)


• Ship of Shrinks (''The Bob Newhart Show,'' 11/9/1974)


• Ship of Spies (''Secret Squirrel'')


• Ship of Spies (''Scarecrow and Mrs. King,'' 1/2/1984)


• Ship of Spies (''Get Smart,'' 4/2/1966)


• Ship of Tears (''Babylon 5,'' 4/29/1996)


• Ship of Thieves (''Murder, She Wrote,'' 5/2/1993)


• This Stage of Fools (''Branded,'' 1/16/1966)


• Train of Fools (''Boy Meets World,'' 12/15/1995)


• Yacht of Fools (''Cheers,'' 2/4/1988)