Heartbreak Hotel about a man who had destroyed all his identity papers and jumped to his death from a hotel window, leaving a suicide note with the single line, "I walk a lonely street". In 2016, an article in "Rolling Stone" magazine suggested that the story in reality originated from a report about a painter and petty criminal, Alvin Krolik, whose marriage had failed and who wrote a partial autobiography including the line "This is the story of a person who walked a lonely street." Krolik's story was published in news media, and received further publicity after he was shot and killed
Heartbreak Hotel (The Simpsons) “Heartbreak Hotel” scored a 1.8 rating with a 7 share and was watched by 4.60 million people, making “The Simpsons” Fox's highest rated show of the night. "The Amazing Place" - the fictional reality adventure game show, which provides basis of the episode - is based on similar reality shows such as "Survivor" and "The Amazing Race". The show's host, Tad Tuckerbag, is based on veteran New Zealand television personality and host of American version of "The Amazing Race", Phil Keoghan (and is voiced by fellow New Zealander Rhys Darby). The episode parodies the 1966 film "Who's Afraid of Virginia