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Revision as of 12:56, 12 February 2019
The Flash is a television series based on the DC Comics character of the same name. The series ran for one season of twenty-two episodes from September 20, 1990, until May 18, 1991.
John Wesley Shipp later reprised the role of Barry Allen/The Flash during the Arrowverse crossover Elseworlds, bringing the series into the same continuity as the shared multiverse.
Cast
Main cast
- John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen/The Flash and Pollux
- Amanda Pays as Tina McGee
- Alex Désert as Julio Mendez
- Paula Marshall as Iris West *
Notes:
- Marshall appeared in the pilot as a co-star, though she was written out of the series as of the second episode.
Episodes
# | Episode name | Directed by | Story by | Teleplay by | Original airdate |
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1 | "Pilot" | Robert Iscove | Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo | September 20, 1990 | |
Police chemist Barry Allen's life radically changes one night when his lightning strikes his lab--and the combination of chemicals and incredible electrical power transform him into the fastest human on earth, The Flash. | |||||
2 | "Out of Control" | Mario Azzopardi | Gail Morgan Hickman | September 27, 1990 | |
Someone is performing horrible, deathly experiments on the homeless people in skid row. The police won't help -- but The Flash will. | |||||
3 | "Watching the Detectives" | Gus Trikonis | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | October 18, 1990 | |
A woman detective has been hired to discover the true identity of The Flash. | |||||
4 | "Honor Among Thieves" | Aaron Lipstadt | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | Milo Bachman, Danny Bilson & Paul De Meo | October 25, 1990 |
A gang of thieves is determined to steal a valuable art treasure -- and The Flash is determined to stop them. | |||||
5 | "Double Vision" | Gus Trikonis | Jim Trombetta | November 1, 1990 | |
An evil genius working for a Guatemalan death squad is able to gain control of The Flash's mind and force him to be his accomplice. | |||||
6 | "Sins of the Father" | Jonathan Sanger | Stephen Hattman | November 8, 1990 | |
The life of ex-policeman Henry Allen, is in danger when a bank robber he arrested 20 years ago escapes from prison seeking revenge. | |||||
7 | "Child's Play" | Danny Bilson | Stephen Hattman & Gail Morgan Hickman | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | November 15, 1990 |
The Flash helps a street kid who steals a computer disc that could unravel the plans of a chemist/criminal who's developed a new hallucinogenic drug. | |||||
8 | "Shroud of Death" | Mario Azzopardi | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | Michael Reaves | November 29, 1990 |
Barry tangles with a vengeful killer, who's claimed two victims, a judge and a lawyer, and who is now aiming for Barry's boss, Lt. Garfield. | |||||
9 | "Ghost In The Machine" | Bruce Bilson | John Francis Moore & Howard Chaykin | December 13, 1990 | |
A demented electronics genius, who once tried to blackmail the city, reappears after 35 years only to face the masked crime fighter who defeated him in 1955 and a new crime fighter -- the Flash. | |||||
10 | "Sight Unseen" | Christopher Leitch | John Vorhaus | Gail Morgan Hickman & John Vorhaus | January 10, 1991 |
An invisible man steals a poison toxin from Star Labs, contaminating the building and trapping Tina inside until the Flash can find the man -- and the antidote. | |||||
11 | "Beat the Clock" | Mario Azzopardi | Jim Trombetta | January 31, 1991 | |
The Flash sets out to prove the innocence of Julio's close friend, a musician convicted of killing his songstress wife, but less than an hour remains before his execution. | |||||
12 | "The Trickster" | Danny Bilson | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | February 7, 1991 | |
A crazed killer, who fancies himself a sort of evil magician called the Trickster, vows to defeat the Flash so he can have the Flash's/Barry's new girlfriend. | |||||
13 | "Tina, is That You?" | William A. Fraker | David L. Newman | Chad Hayes, Carey Hayes & David L. Newman | February 14, 1991 |
An accident with a biofeedback machine splits Tina's personality and turns her into a criminal who wants to defeat the Flash. | |||||
14 | "Be My Baby" | Bruce Bilson | Jule Selbo | February 21, 1991 | |
Barry helps a young mother keep her infant daughter from the hands of the father, a suave criminal who's determined to get his child back no matter what. | |||||
15 | "Fast Forward" | Gus Trikonis | Gail Morgan Hickman | February 27, 1991 | |
Blasted ten years into the future by the killer of his brother, the Flash must return to the present to prevent Central City from being taken over by criminals. | |||||
16 | "Deadly Nightshade" | Bruce Bilson | John Francis Moore & Howard Chaykin | March 30, 1991 | |
Barry "The Flash" Allen teams up with Dr. Desmond "Nightshade" Powell, combining their super powers to defeat an insane vigilante known only as "Deadly Nightshade". | |||||
17 | "Captain Cold" | Gilbert Shilton | Paul De Meo & Gail Morgan Hickman | Gail Morgan Hickman | April 6, 1991 |
Barry "The Flash" Allen is nearly frozen to death when he battles an insane criminal mercenary known as "Captain Cold." | |||||
18 | "Twin Streaks" | James A. Contner | Stephen Hattman | April 13, 1991 | |
When a scientist clones Barry , the clone is an perfect match--physically--but emotionally it is still a child. | |||||
19 | "Done with Mirrors" | Danny Bilson | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | April 27, 1991 | |
Barry "The Flash" Allen confronts two industrial thieves: Stasia Masters, his old high school girlfriend, and her partner, Samuel Scudder, whose secret weapon is an array of micro-projection hologram discs. | |||||
20 | "Good Night, Central City" | Mario Azzopardi | Jim Trombetta | May 4, 1991 | |
Harry Milgrim uses an ultra-frequency transmitter to put everyone asleep so he can loot Central City, but it's up to "The Flash" to find the device before the entire population dies from a sleep-induced coma. | |||||
21 | "Alpha" | Bruce Bilson | Gail Morgan Hickman & Denise Skinner | Gail Morgan Hickman | May 11, 1991 |
The Flash uses his powers to protect a beautiful android who wants to be free. Meanwhile, her owners, the U.S. government, attempt to capture her in order to reprogram her to be an assassin. | |||||
22 | "The Trial of the Trickster" | Danny Bilson | Howard Chaykin & John Francis Moore | May 18, 1991 | |
While awaiting trial for murder, a man known as the Trickster is rescued by a beautiful sociopath. Determined to get revenge on the Flash who helped apprehend him, the Trickster kidnaps the Flash and tries to brainwash him into subservience. |
On December 12, 2018, Marc Guggenheim confirmed their version of Barry Allen follows the same continuity as CBS's The Flash.[1]
Trivia
- The Flash has had one supplemental comic book series, The Flash TV Special and two supplemental TV movies, The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster and The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade.
References
The Flash | ||||
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"Pilot" • "Out of Control" • "Watching the Detectives" • "Honor Among Thieves" • "Double Vision" • "Sins of the Father" • "Child's Play" • "Shroud of Death" • "Ghost In The Machine" • "Sight Unseen" • "Beat the Clock" • "The Trickster" • "Tina, is That You?" • "Be My Baby" • "Fast Forward" • "Deadly Nightshade" • "Captain Cold" • "Twin Streaks" • "Done with Mirrors" • "Good Night, Central City" • "Alpha" • "The Trial of the Trickster" |