Earl J. Hickey and Paris Hilton? Seems like an odd combination.

Then again, they both need redemption!

Hilton will guest-star tonight in a special one-hour episode of the sitcom My Name is Earl, on Global and NBC. It's the first new episode of My Name is Earl, which stars Jason Lee in the title role, since the writers' strike in the United States.

The episode tonight is titled, "I Won't Die With a Little Help From My Friends."

As you'll recall, when we last saw Earl, he was lying in the middle of the road next to Billie (Alyssa Milano), both of whom were unconscious after being hit by cars. Tonight, the accident has put Earl in a coma which takes him to an alternate sitcom world, and that's how Paris enters the picture.