The Flash
The Flash

The Flash (1990)

7.4 (512 votes)
1 Season
September 20, 1990
English
Action & Adventure Crime Drama Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Synopsis

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.

Creator

Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo

Network

CBS

Episodes

Pilot
E1

Pilot

Sep 20, 1990
94 min
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 Control
E2

Out of Control

Sep 27, 1990
47 min
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 Detectives
E3

Watching the Detectives

Oct 18, 1990
48 min
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 Thieves
E4

Honor Among Thieves

Oct 25, 1990
46 min
7.0

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

Double Vision
E5

Double Vision

Nov 1, 1990
47 min
2.8

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
E6

Sins of the Father

Nov 8, 1990
47 min
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 Play
E7

Child's Play

Nov 15, 1990
48 min
7.0

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

Shroud of Death
E8

Shroud of Death

Nov 29, 1990
47 min
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 Machine
E9

Ghost in the Machine

Dec 13, 1990
47 min
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 Unseen
E10

Sight Unseen

Jan 10, 1991
48 min
6.0

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 Clock
E11

Beat the Clock

Jan 31, 1991
47 min
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 Trickster
E12

The Trickster

Feb 7, 1991
48 min
7.7

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

Tina, Is That You?
E13

Tina, Is That You?

Feb 14, 1991
48 min
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 Baby
E14

Be My Baby

Feb 21, 1991
48 min
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 Forward
E15

Fast Forward

Feb 27, 1991
47 min
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 Nightshade
E16

Deadly Nightshade

Mar 30, 1991
48 min
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 Cold
E17

Captain Cold

Apr 6, 1991
48 min
3.8

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

Twin Streaks
E18

Twin Streaks

Apr 13, 1991
45 min
6.0

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 Mirrors
E19

Done with Mirrors

Apr 27, 1991
45 min
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 City
E20

Good Night, Central City

May 4, 1991
45 min
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.

Alpha
E21

Alpha

May 11, 1991
45 min
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 Trickster
E22

The Trial of the Trickster

May 18, 1991
45 min
6.0

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

Details

Original Title

The Flash

Status

Canceled

Seasons

1

Episodes

22

Production

Warner Bros. Television, Pet Fly Productions