The Flash

The Flash

CANCELED1 Seasons22 Episodes7.4
NetworkCBS
First AiredSep 20, 1990
Last AiredMay 18, 1991
Runtime45 min
Created ByDanny Bilson, Paul De Meo

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.

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Cast

John Wesley Shipp
John Wesley Shipp
Barry Allen / Flash
Amanda Pays
Amanda Pays
Christina 'Tina' McGee
Alex Désert
Alex Désert
Julio Mendez

Seasons & Episodes1 season · 22 episodes

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Barry Allen, a forensic scientist working for the Central City police, is struck by lightning and doused in chemicals in his lab. He develops superspeed and creates a superhero identity for himself to fight crime: The Flash. Research scientist Dr. Tina McGee works at S.T.A.R. Labs and helps Barry fight crime while trying to understand how his powers are developing. As well as his superheroics, Barry tries to maintain a private life, and tries to keep his superhero identity from his colleagues, his boss Lt. Garfield, and his best friend, Julio Mendez.
Pilot
E1Pilot
Sep 20, 199094m7.3
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 Control
E2Out of Control
Sep 27, 199047m
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 Detectives
E3Watching the Detectives
Oct 18, 199048m
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 Thieves
E4Honor Among Thieves
Oct 25, 199046m
While arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.
Double Vision
E5Double Vision
Nov 1, 199047m
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 Father
E6Sins of the Father
Nov 8, 199047m
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 Play
E7Child's Play
Nov 15, 199048m
An orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.
Shroud of Death
E8Shroud of Death
Nov 29, 199047m
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 Machine
E9Ghost in the Machine
Dec 13, 199047m
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 Unseen
E10Sight Unseen
Jan 10, 199148m
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 Clock
E11Beat the Clock
Jan 31, 199147m
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 Trickster
E12The Trickster
Feb 7, 199148m7.7
Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.
Tina, Is That You?
E13Tina, Is That You?
Feb 14, 199148m
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 Baby
E14Be My Baby
Feb 21, 199148m
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 Forward
E15Fast Forward
Feb 27, 199147m
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 Nightshade
E16Deadly Nightshade
Mar 30, 199148m
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 Cold
E17Captain Cold
Apr 6, 199148m
Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.
Twin Streaks
E18Twin Streaks
Apr 13, 199145m
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 Mirrors
E19Done with Mirrors
Apr 27, 199145m
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 City
E20Good Night, Central City
May 4, 199145m
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.
Alpha
E21Alpha
May 11, 199145m
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 Trickster
E22The Trial of the Trickster
May 18, 199145m
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.

About The Flash

The Flash is a action & adventure, crime, drama, sci-fi & fantasy series on CBS. The show first aired on Sep 20, 1990 and currently has 1 season and 22 episodes. The Flash has been canceled. It has a rating of 7.4/10 based on 511 votes. The cast includes John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert. Created by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo.

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