The Flash

The Flash

1990
The Flash
The Flash

The Flash

7.1 | TV-PG | en | Drama

When a bolt of lightening 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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EP22  The Trial of the Trickster
May. 18,1991
The Trial of the Trickster

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.

EP21  Alpha
May. 11,1991
Alpha

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

EP20  Good Night, Central City
May. 04,1991
Good Night, Central City

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.

EP19  Done with Mirrors
Apr. 27,1991
Done with Mirrors

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.

EP18  Twin Streaks
Apr. 13,1991
Twin Streaks

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.

EP17  Captain Cold
Apr. 06,1991
Captain Cold

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

EP16  Deadly Nightshade
Mar. 30,1991
Deadly Nightshade

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.

EP15  Fast Forward
Feb. 27,1991
Fast Forward

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.

EP14  Be My Baby
Feb. 21,1991
Be My Baby

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.

EP13  Tina, Is That You?
Feb. 14,1991
Tina, Is That You?

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.

EP12  The Trickster
Feb. 07,1991
The Trickster

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

EP11  Beat the Clock
Jan. 31,1991
Beat the Clock

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.

EP10  Sight Unseen
Jan. 10,1991
Sight Unseen

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.

EP9  Ghost in the Machine
Dec. 13,1990
Ghost in the Machine

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.

EP8  Shroud of Death
Nov. 29,1990
Shroud of Death

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

EP7  Child's Play
Nov. 15,1990
Child's Play

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

EP6  Sins of the Father
Nov. 08,1990
Sins of the Father

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.

EP5  Double Vision
Nov. 01,1990
Double Vision

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.

EP4  Honor Among Thieves
Oct. 25,1990
Honor Among Thieves

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

EP3  Watching the Detectives
Oct. 18,1990
Watching the Detectives

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.

EP2  Out of Control
Sep. 27,1990
Out of Control

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

EP1  Pilot
Sep. 20,1990
Pilot

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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7.1 | TV-PG | en | Drama , Crime , Action & Adventure | More Info
Released: 1990-09-20 | Released Producted By: Warner Bros. Television , Pet Fly Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: https://www.dc.com/tv/the-flash-1990-1991
Synopsis

When a bolt of lightening 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 , Amanda Pays , Alex Désert

Director

Michael Lacoe

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Warner Bros. Television , Pet Fly Productions

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Reviews

Harold Austin WARNING MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS....This show takes me back to the days long before CGI and Superheroes were very uncommon especially on Network Prime time. The show ran a full season before it was tragically cancelled due to low ratings mainly due to the Gulf War and airing against The Simpsons that was highly popular at the time... The show itself revolves around CSI tech Barry Allen, perfectly portrayed by actor John Wesley Shipp. To me Shipp doesn't get the credit he deserves. He really is one of those actors like Bruce Campbell and I would love to see him more involved in the upcoming episodes of the New CW Flash or it's sister shows. Shipp is joined by the beautiful Amanda Pays who plays scientist Tina Magee who learns of Barry's super powers and helps him become the crime fighting superhero The Flash. The F/X were very impressive and still hold up to the day. The show had a mixture of tones: everything from 1960's Batman to the darker Keaton Batman. The setting was set with a mixture of the present and the past. It had a very pulpy feel to it. The stories were very engaging and The Flash was always plenty visible in his maroon suit which I don't think they will ever top.There are many famous guest stars along the way including Tim Thomerson, Mark Hamill, and of course before he was famous Bryan Cranston. This show is a true piece of nostalgia that we would never get today, it's just a shame we never got another season or at the least TV movies.
mattkratz It's a shame that this brilliant series only lasted one series. The pilot episode set it up well, and the special effects were great! The cast worked well together too. A police crime scene worker was involved in a freak accident where lightning struck the lab where he worked, spilling chemicals all over him, and he became "The Flash," a superhero who could run at blinding speeds. The episodes revolved around his crusades to fight villains and crimes, and his relations with his co-workers and a lady who developed him into The Flash. I think the pilot was great, and several episodes were well done. John Wesley Shipp was well cast in the lead. Check this out if you get the chance-it might be on netflix. I thoroughly enjoyed it! *** out of ****
Theacadian74-1 The Flash was a great series and I'm sure it would've really hit its stride in its second season, if it would've HAD a second season. It wasn't given a fair chance. I loved that show but, like others have on this forum have said, it was bounced around the TV schedule like a rubber ball, and often preempted because of the Gulf War, which took precedence on the airwaves. The acting was great, the special effects were quite good for the time, and the episodes were quite entertaining. I own on the complete series on DVD now that it's available on DVD and I really enjoy watching episodes. I wonder if it will become a sort of cult classic....Or maybe it is already?
rudge49 I second the comments about this program being the victim of erratic scheduling, moving it from time slot to time slot made it hard to record in that long ago pre-TIVO era. Visually superb, though since "my" Flash is Barry Allen I had a hard time accepting dark haired John Wesley Shipp in the role. Also I don't recall Iris being English. Plus the inconsistency of the time settings was a little confusing-seeing 1950s vehicles was fun for this 58 year old but I could see it would be confusing for younger viewers. And I suppose giving the hero little quirks-his superspeed gives him "the hungries", I recall one scene where he swipes a whole turkey from a buffet-at superspeed of course. DC heroes in the 1960s tended to pretty straight laced and square compared to the Marvel characters, though I last read DC comics in 1968 or so and am not familiar with the changes since then. And modern CGI effects could do a fine job of portraying the Flash's compressed costume coming out of his ring when it's time for him to change. Summary: Could have been better but still worth watching.