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The Flash
The Flash

The Flash

Season 1 · Episode 1
IMDb7.4
Released
9/20/1990
Duration
0h 45m
Genre
Action & Adventure, Crime, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Country
United States of America
Cast
John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert

Overview

When a bolt of lightning crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him into the fastest man alive--The Flash.

Episodes

PilotEP 1AvailableNow playing

Pilot

94m·9/20/1990·7.3

A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.

Out of ControlEP 2Available

Out of Control

47m·9/27/1990·7.5

Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who is an expert in genetic engineering.

Watching the DetectivesEP 3Available

Watching the Detectives

48m·10/18/1990·7.0

The corrupt District Attorney Thomas Castillo hires a private eye named Megan Lockhart to find out the Flash's identity. He then blackmails Barry to work for him, or he'll expose his secret.

Honor Among ThievesEP 4Available

Honor Among Thieves

46m·10/25/1990·7.0

While arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.

Double VisionEP 5Available

Double Vision

47m·11/1/1990·5.2

Someone spreads graffiti, and messages asking to meet "Flash" at a church. Barry goes to the church. Shortly after that, he begins to experience black outs and memory losses.

Sins of the FatherEP 6Available

Sins of the Father

47m·11/8/1990·7.0

A bank robber escapes from prison. He goes back to Central City to get his money and revenge on the cop who busted him, Henry Allen, Barry's father.

Child's PlayEP 7Available

Child's Play

48m·11/15/1990·7.0

An orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.

Shroud of DeathEP 8Available

Shroud of Death

47m·11/29/1990·7.0

Pieces of a broken medallion are the only clue to an unknown assassin who is on a deadly rampage in central city.

Ghost in the MachineEP 9Available

Ghost in the Machine

47m·12/13/1990·8.0

Barry befriends an African American who was once a super hero that defeated a terrorist called the Ghost, who blackmailed the city through television sets. When the presumed dead criminal is defrosted, the Night Shade is back in business.

Sight UnseenEP 10Available

Sight Unseen

48m·1/10/1991·8.0

An invisible man gets into Star Labs, and releases a neurotoxin with Tina inside the lab. Then he starts killing scientists who worked on the project. Flash must find the invisible man and save his friend.

Beat the ClockEP 11Available

Beat the Clock

47m·1/31/1991·7.0

A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has evidence that could exonerate their friend. Before Barry can contact him, he disappears. They have less than an hour to save a condemned man.

The TricksterEP 12Available

The Trickster

48m·2/7/1991·7.7

Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.

Tina, Is That You?EP 13Available

Tina, Is That You?

48m·2/14/1991·7.0

Barry is having trouble sleeping. Tina tries to use bio-feedback to help him, but it back fires on Tina. She joins a gang, and she's able to hold Flash at bay with her knowledge of his strengths and weaknesses. Barry has got to find a way to save his friend.

Be My BabyEP 14Available

Be My Baby

48m·2/21/1991·7.0

Barry tries to help a young woman. She found out about her husband's criminal life, and is trying to escape from him. She takes their daughter with her, but he wants them back.

Fast ForwardEP 15Available

Fast Forward

47m·2/27/1991·7.0

Jay's killer, Nicholus Pike, is released from jail and blames the Flash for Jay's death. He sets the Flash up by using a heat seeking bomb on him, but something goes awry. Instead of killing the Flash, it sends him into the future where Pike is in charge and outlaws anyone from mentioning the Flash.

Deadly NightshadeEP 16Available

Deadly Nightshade

48m·3/30/1991·8.5

There's a new vigilante in town, the Deadly Nightshade, who fights crime by killing criminals. The Flash and the original Nightshade team up to take him down.

Captain ColdEP 17Available

Captain Cold

48m·4/6/1991·5.8

Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.

Twin StreaksEP 18Available

Twin Streaks

45m·4/13/1991·8.0

A scientist and his business partner are trying to develop a being with super speed, their attempts fail. They manage to clone the Flash. Their creation learns quickly, but is emotional moral equivalent of a child. Barry must stop his twin.

Done with MirrorsEP 19Available

Done with Mirrors

45m·4/27/1991·7.5

A battery is stolen by a criminal calling himself the Mirror Master. He soon steals a crystal from Star Labs. Tina will get fired if they can't recover the crystal. Tina's mother comes for a visit, and an old friend of Barry's also stirs up trouble.

Good Night, Central CityEP 20Available

Good Night, Central City

45m·5/4/1991·7.0

A small time crook gets a hold of a device that puts people to sleep. He goes on a spree while the people are unconscious. He has a plan to knock out the entire city, it's up to the Flash to stop him.

AlphaEP 21Available

Alpha

45m·5/11/1991·7.0

An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tina and Barry.

The Trial of the TricksterEP 22Available

The Trial of the Trickster

45m·5/18/1991·7.3

With the help of an insane admirer who wants to be his sidekick, the Trickster escapes from police custody and places the Flash under his mind control.

Cast

John Wesley Shipp

Barry Allen / Flash

John Wesley Shipp

Amanda Pays

Christina 'Tina' McGee

Amanda Pays

Alex Désert

Julio Mendez

Alex Désert

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