One of the best Family Guy episodes ever made had this same plot. I wonder if, all this time, it was just one huge reference to an obscure 80's TV special starring Sarah Jessica Parker as a flyswatter-wielding princess. Probably.
And check this out: we've got VIDEO of this one! YouTube didn't let me down:
As of this writing, you can also watch the entire "Andrea's Story: A Hitchhiking Tragedy," but in my opinion, life is too short to waste on things like that.