Paris in My Name is Earl

Earl Hickey (Jason Lee) found out that Paris Hilton is the girl of his dreams. "My Name is Earl" brought aboard the celebrity socialite for a dream sequence in the show's return Thursday night.

In the episode -- the first for "Earl" since the end of the Hollywood writers strike in February -- Earl finds himself flat in the middle of a road with Alyssa Milano's character, Billie. After the two are knocked out cold by a car, Earl's imagination runs wild -- and Hilton is in it.

While the appearance was heavily promoted, Hilton appeared on screen for less than a minute, with her only lines being her trademark "That's hot," delivered three times in a row while posing for the camera toward the middle of the show and again near the end.

"My Name is Earl" is Hilton's first acting gig since the ill-fated feature film "The Hottie and the Nottie" debuted and quickly exited theaters in February.

Hilton's also had roles in the 2005 horror thriller "House of Wax" and 2004 comedy drama "Raising Helen," and has guest-starred on such television shows as "Veronica Mars," "The O.C.," "George Lopez" and "Las Vegas."