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The Flash
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.
- Created by:
- Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo
- Cast:
- John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert
- Language:
- English
- Country:
- United States of America
- Network:
- CBS
Episode guide
Seasons
Season 1
Episodes
E01
Episode 1
★ 7.2Pilot
1990-09-20 · 94mA 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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E02
Episode 2
★ 7.7Out of Control
1990-09-27 · 47mHomeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who is an expert in genetic engineering.
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E03
Episode 3
★ 7.0Watching the Detectives
1990-10-18 · 48mThe 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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E04
Episode 4
★ 7.5Honor Among Thieves
1990-10-25 · 46mWhile arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.
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E05
Episode 5
★ 5.9Double Vision
1990-11-01 · 47mSomeone 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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E06
Episode 6
★ 7.5Sins of the Father
1990-11-08 · 47mA 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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E07
Episode 7
★ 7.5Child's Play
1990-11-15 · 48mAn orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.
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E08
Episode 8
★ 7.0Shroud of Death
1990-11-29 · 47mPieces of a broken medallion are the only clue to an unknown assassin who is on a deadly rampage in central city.
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E09
Episode 9
★ 8.0Ghost in the Machine
1990-12-13 · 47mBarry 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.
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E10
Episode 10
★ 8.0Sight Unseen
1991-01-10 · 48mAn 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
Episode 11
★ 7.0Beat the Clock
1991-01-31 · 47mA 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
Episode 12
★ 7.7The Trickster
1991-02-07 · 48mBarry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.
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E13
Episode 13
★ 7.0Tina, Is That You?
1991-02-14 · 48mBarry 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
Episode 14
★ 7.0Be My Baby
1991-02-21 · 48mBarry 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
Episode 15
★ 7.0Fast Forward
1991-02-27 · 47mJay'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.
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E16
Episode 16
★ 8.5Deadly Nightshade
1991-03-30 · 48mThere'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
Episode 17
★ 5.8Captain Cold
1991-04-06 · 48mCaptain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.
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E18
Episode 18
★ 8.0Twin Streaks
1991-04-13 · 45mA 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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E19
Episode 19
★ 7.5Done with Mirrors
1991-04-27 · 45mA 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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E20
Episode 20
★ 7.0Good Night, Central City
1991-05-04 · 45mA 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
Episode 21
★ 7.0Alpha
1991-05-11 · 45mAn 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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E22
Episode 22
★ 7.3The Trial of the Trickster
1991-05-18 · 45mWith 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.
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John Wesley Shipp
Barry Allen / Flash
Amanda Pays
Christina 'Tina' McGee
Alex Désert
Julio Mendez