The Flash
1990–1991 · Ended · 1 season
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Sign in- First aired
- Sep 20, 1990
- Last aired
- May 18, 1991
- IMDb rating
Overview
Central City Police forensic scientist Barry Allen's crime lab is struck by lightning. Allen's electrified body is flung into and shatters a cabinet of chemicals, which are both electrified and forced to interact with each other and with his physiology when they come into physical contact with his body. He soon discovers that the accident has changed his body's metabolism and as a result he has gained the ability to move at superhuman speed. Barry Allen has become the Flash.
Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys. 4 nominations total
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Season 1 · 22 episodes
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E1 PilotSep 20, 1990 94 min
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.
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Oct 14, 1990 47 min
Homeless people are disappearing/dying. But no one can find the bodies. Tina's friend comes to town for a visit.
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Oct 18, 1990 48 min
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.
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Oct 25, 1990 48 min
Central City Museum prepares to receive a valuable historical object. A group of specialists try to steal it.
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Nov 1, 1990 46 min
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.
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Nov 8, 1990 46 min
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.
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E7 Child's PlayNov 15, 1990 48 min
A reporter is killed as he's researching a drug story. Barry tries to help two homeless kids.
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Nov 29, 1990 47 min
A judge is killed, the killer sends the victim a part of a medal before he dies. When a former DA is killed, Barry finds a connection. Garfield was the arresting officer on the case, when his girlfriend/fiancée is shot, Garfield takes it personally. Flash must stop him before he crosses the line. Tina gets a job offer that would send her to California.
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Dec 13, 1990 47 min
The Ghost, a villain from 1955 emerges from a deep freeze, intent on continuing his plan to extort money from the city. Nightshade comes out of retirement to help the Flash stop him.
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E10 Sight UnseenJan 10, 1991 48 min
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.
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E11 Beat the ClockJan 31, 1991 47 min
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.
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E12 The TricksterFeb 7, 1991 47 min
An insane magician wreaks havoc throughout Central City as the maniacally clever Trickster.
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Feb 14, 1991 48 min
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.
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E14 Be My BabyFeb 21, 1991 44 min
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.
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E15 Fast ForwardFeb 27, 1991 46 min
Barry considers moving, after Pike is acquitted of his brother's murder. Pike launches a missile to kill the Flash, who is sent 10 years into the future where Pike is now Mayor. The Flash's powers are now unstable and Tina refuses to help him because she blames him for leaving. He's got to find a way to get back to his own time.
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Mar 30, 1991 47 min
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.
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E17 Captain ColdApr 6, 1991 47 min
The Flash is targeted by a hit-man who uses cold based weaponry.
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E18 Twin StreaksApr 13, 1991 48 min
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.
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Apr 27, 1991 48 min
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.
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May 4, 1991 47 min
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.
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E21 AlphaMay 11, 1991 47 min
An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tina and Barry.
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May 18, 1991 47 min
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 10
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John Wesley Shipp
Barry Allen/Flash
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Alex Désert
Julio Mendez
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Amanda Pays
Christina McGee
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Tim Thomerson
Jay Allen
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Vito D'Ambrosio
Officer Tony Bellows
- Biff Manard Officer Michael Murphy
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Mike Genovese
Lt. Warren Garfield
- Richard Belzer Joe Kline
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Dick Miller
Fosnight
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Gloria Reuben
Sabrina