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Welcome to Paradox is correct.
The episode was called The Extra. The main character was played by a guy who also played a main character in the scifi series Space: Above And Beyond.
And the blonde female was played by Justine Priestley, Jason Priestley's twin sister.

Nope. First Wave took place in the time period it aired. This is the "future".
I was hoping this last screenshot might have been useful since the blonde's brother was in one of the popular 90s high school shows and was a "heart throb".
She was in a handful of Melrose Place episodes while her twin brother played a main character on another similar show.
I was also kind of hoping someone might recognize the guy. But I guess the other show he was on was as obscure as this one...
I can't find any images of it from the show, but the Volkswagon "new beetle" was the official vehicle used.

okay:

Tiny and Big: Grandpa's Leftovers?

Nope. Correct channel, genre and time period at least.

I happened to be reminded of this show by something yesterday. And it also happens I watched it on the same channel as The Invisible Man.

I knew he looked familiar...
The Invisible Man.

I know for sure it's not an episode I've seen, but something about it makes me think... Star Trek?

Wow, I would never have guessed Dig Dug. Not only because I haven't played it in at least 25 years, but I think I only played either the Atari 2600 or Intellivision version, neither of which seem to have the flower.

E.T.: Phone Home Adventure?

Now I almost want to watch Varsity Blues again to see how James James Van Der Beek handled a Texas accent (assuming his character was supposed to be originally from Texas).
But I'm also very afraid of how bad it might be...

edit: Watched a trailer and many of the accents are as bad as I feared...

I was close with my guess of Not Another Teen Movie...
Same actor, same basic character.

Not Another Teen Movie?

Possibly. Of course My Favorite Martian, Bewitched, or dozens of other sitcoms could have been mentioned. It's not like it was that creative. Which is probably why it only lasted 2 episodes before being pulled...

Alf, vaguely... Alf was just a puppet most of the time. Both Dinosaurs and Aliens in the Family were shown on ABC on TGIF with people in full body costumes with animatronic heads made by Jim Henson's company. Except for the babies, of course. The only improvement Aliens in the Family had over Dinosaurs is that the baby in it didn't sound like Elmo...

Yes, it is indeed Aliens in the Family.
It's what happens when someone decides that if Dinosaurs was successful that the Brady Bunch with aliens would be just as successful.

Nope. But now I feel bad that you actually did research...
I'm showing a little mercy early.

Nope.

Forgive me for what I'm doing. And to prevent a little bit of trauma: Yes it's James Van Der Beek. And no it's not Dawson's Creek.

Despite the fact I don't remember the characters, there's something that tells me it's Charles in Charge.