The title is not meant to be taken literally. I believe it's a riff on "The Accidental Tourist," which has spawned lots of titles of the form "The Accidental X,

The title is not meant to be taken literally. I believe it's a riff on "The Accidental Tourist," which has spawned lots of titles of the form "The Accidental X," for any case where ending up as X was not the original intent.