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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Flash'' (CBS)}}
 
{{DISPLAYTITLE:''The Flash'' (CBS)}}
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:''For other uses of "The Flash", see [[The Flash]].''
 
 
{{Series
 
{{Series
 
|name= The Flash (CBS)
 
|name= The Flash (CBS)
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'''''The Flash''''' is a television series based on the DC Comics character [[w:c:dc:Barry Allen|of the same name]]. The series ran for one season of twenty-two episodes from September 20, 1990, until May 18, 1991.
 
'''''The Flash''''' is a television series based on the DC Comics character [[w:c:dc:Barry Allen|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 (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] during the [[Shared multiverse|Arrowverse]] crossover {{Cross|Elseworlds}}​​, bringing the series into the same continuity as the shared multiverse.
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[[John Wesley Shipp]] later reprised the role of [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen/The Flash]] during {{Cross|Elseworlds}} and ​​​{{Cross|Crisis on Infinite Earths}}, bringing the series into the same continuity as the [[Arrowverse]].
   
 
==Cast==
 
==Cast==
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*[[Paula Marshall]] as [[Iris West (Earth-90)|Iris West]] [[#anote1|*]]
 
*[[Paula Marshall]] as [[Iris West (Earth-90)|Iris West]] [[#anote1|*]]
 
===Recurring cast===
 
===Recurring cast===
*[[Vito D'Ambrosio]] as [[Tony Bellows]]
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*[[Vito D'Ambrosio]] as Officer [[Tony Bellows]]
*[[Biff Manard]] as [[Michael Murphy]]
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*[[Biff Manard]] as Officer [[Michael Murphy]]
*[[Mike Genovese]] as [[Warren Garfield]]
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*[[Mike Genovese]] as Lieutenant [[Warren Garfield]]
 
*[[Richard Belzer]] as [[Joe Kline]]
 
*[[Richard Belzer]] as [[Joe Kline]]
 
*[[Dick Miller]] as [[Fosnight]]
 
*[[Dick Miller]] as [[Fosnight]]
 
*[[Gloria Reuben]] as [[Sabrina]]
 
*[[Gloria Reuben]] as [[Sabrina]]
 
*[[Priscilla Pointer]] as [[Nora Allen (Earth-90)|Nora Allen]]
 
*[[Priscilla Pointer]] as [[Nora Allen (Earth-90)|Nora Allen]]
*[[Joyce Hyser]] as [[Meghan Lockhart]]
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*[[Joyce Hyser]] as [[Megan Lockhart]]
 
*[[Justine Burnette]] as [[Shawn Allen]]
 
*[[Justine Burnette]] as [[Shawn Allen]]
*[[Sven-Ole Thorsen]] as [[Carl Tanner|Mutated Carl Tanner]], [[Swede]] and [[Omega]]
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*[[Sven-Ole Thorsen]] as [[Carl Tanner|Mutated Carl Tanner]], [[Swede]] and [[Omega (android)|Omega]]
 
*[[Mark Hamill]] as [[James Jesse (Earth-90)|James Jesse/The Trickster]]
 
*[[Mark Hamill]] as [[James Jesse (Earth-90)|James Jesse/The Trickster]]
 
*[[Michael Nader]] as [[Nicholas Pike]]
 
*[[Michael Nader]] as [[Nicholas Pike]]
 
*[[Jason Bernard]] as [[Desmond Powell|Desmond Powell/Nightshade]]
 
*[[Jason Bernard]] as [[Desmond Powell|Desmond Powell/Nightshade]]
 
*[[M. Emmet Walsh]] as [[Henry Allen (Earth-90)|Henry Allen]]
 
*[[M. Emmet Walsh]] as [[Henry Allen (Earth-90)|Henry Allen]]
*[[John Toles-Bay]] as [[Father Michael]]
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*[[John Toles-Bay]] as [[Michael (Earth-90)|Michael]]
*[[Robert Shayne]] as [[Reggie]]
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*[[Robert Shayne]] as [[Reggie]]
*[[Brad Sevy]] as [[Waiter]]
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*[[Brad Sevy]] as [[Waiter]]
 
*[[Christopher Murray]] as Highway Patrolman and [[Williams]]
 
*[[Christopher Murray]] as Highway Patrolman and [[Williams]]
 
'''Notes''':
 
'''Notes''':
#<div id="anoteA1"><small>Marshall appeared in the pilot as a co-star, though she was written out of the series as of the second episode.</small></div>
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#<div id="anote1"><small>Marshall appeared in the pilot as a co-star, though she was written out of the series as of the second episode.</small></div>
   
 
==Episodes==
 
==Episodes==
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{|{{Table Format|width=100%|show=The Flash (CBS)|width1=8%|#|Episode name|Directed by|Story by|Teleplay by|Original airdate}}
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; background-color:#{{ColorSwitch1|series=The Flash (CBS)}};" border="1" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="1"
 
! style="background-color:#{{ColorSwitch|series=The Flash (CBS)}}; color:white; width:8%;" |#
 
! style="background-color:#{{ColorSwitch|series=The Flash (CBS)}}; color:white;" |Episode name
 
! style="background-color:#{{ColorSwitch|series=The Flash (CBS)}}; color:white;" |Directed by
 
! style="background-color:#{{ColorSwitch|series=The Flash (CBS)}}; color:white;" |Story by
 
! style="background-color:#{{ColorSwitch|series=The Flash (CBS)}}; color:white;" |Teleplay by
 
! style="background-color:#{{ColorSwitch|series=The Flash (CBS)}}; color:white;" |Original airdate
 
 
|-
 
|-
 
|1
 
|1
|{{Ep|Pilot|page=Pilot (The Flash (CBS))}}
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|{{Ep|Pilot (The Flash (CBS))}}
 
|[[Robert Iscove]]
 
|[[Robert Iscove]]
 
| colspan="2" |[[Danny Bilson]] & [[Paul De Meo]]
 
| colspan="2" |[[Danny Bilson]] & [[Paul De Meo]]
 
|September 20, 1990
 
|September 20, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Police chemist [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|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.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |Police chemist [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|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
 
|2
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|September 27, 1990
 
|September 27, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Carl Tanner|Someone]] is performing horrible, deathly experiments on the homeless people in skid row. The police won't help -- but [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] will.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Carl Tanner|Someone]] is performing horrible, deathly experiments on the homeless people in skid row. The police won't help—but [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] will.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|3
 
|3
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|October 25, 1990
 
|October 25, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |A gang of thieves is determined to steal [[Mask of Rasputin|a valuable art treasure]] -- and [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] is determined to stop them.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |A gang of thieves is determined to steal [[Mask of Rasputin|a valuable art treasure]]—and [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]] is determined to stop them.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|5
 
|5
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|November 1, 1990
 
|November 1, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |An [[Marcos Trachman|evil genius]] working for a Guatemalan death squad is able to gain control of [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]]'s mind and force him to be his accomplice.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |An [[Marcos Trachmann|evil genius]] working for a Guatemalan death squad is able to gain control of [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|The Flash]]'s mind and force him to be his accomplice.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|6
 
|6
|{{Ep|Sins of the Father|page=Sins of the Father (The Flash)}}
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|{{Ep|Sins of the Father (The Flash)}}
 
|[[Jonathan Sanger]]
 
|[[Jonathan Sanger]]
 
| colspan="2" |[[Stephen Hattman]]
 
| colspan="2" |[[Stephen Hattman]]
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|December 13, 1990
 
|December 13, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |A [[Russell|demented electronics genius]], who once tried to blackmail the city, reappears after 35 years only to face the [[Desmond Powell|masked crime fighter]] who defeated him in 1955 and a new crime fighter -- the Flash.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |A [[Russell|demented electronics genius]], who once tried to blackmail the city, reappears after 35 years only to face the [[Desmond Powell|masked crime fighter]] who defeated him in 1955 and a new crime fighter—the Flash.
 
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|-
 
|10
 
|10
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|January 10, 1991
 
|January 10, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |An [[Brian Gideon|invisible man]] steals a poison toxin from [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-90)|Star Labs]], contaminating the building and trapping [[Tina McGee|Tina]] inside until [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|the Flash]] can find the man -- and the antidote.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |An [[Brian Gideon|invisible man]] steals a poison toxin from [[S.T.A.R. Labs (Earth-90)|Star Labs]], contaminating the building and trapping [[Tina McGee|Tina]] inside until [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|the Flash]] can find the man—and the antidote.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|11
 
|11
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|April 13, 1991
 
|April 13, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |When [[Jason Brassel|a scientist]] clones [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry]] , [[Pollux|the clone]] is an perfect match--physically--but emotionally it is still a child.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |When [[Jason Brassel|a scientist]] clones [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry]] , [[Pollux|the clone]] is an perfect match—physically—but emotionally it is still a child.
 
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|-
 
|19
 
|19
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |While awaiting trial for murder, a man known as [[James Jesse (Earth-90)|the Trickster]] is rescued by a [[Zoey Clark (Earth-90)|beautiful sociopath]]. Determined to get revenge on [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|the Flash]] who helped apprehend him, the Trickster kidnaps the Flash and tries to brainwash him into subservience.
 
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |While awaiting trial for murder, a man known as [[James Jesse (Earth-90)|the Trickster]] is rescued by a [[Zoey Clark (Earth-90)|beautiful sociopath]]. Determined to get revenge on [[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|the Flash]] who helped apprehend him, the Trickster kidnaps the Flash and tries to brainwash him into subservience.
 
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==Gallery==
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===Promotional images===
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==Shared universe==
 
==Shared universe==
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*''The Flash'' has had one supplemental comic book series, {{S|The Flash TV Special}}​​ and two supplemental TV movies, {{Web|The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster}}​​ and {{Web|The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade}}​​.
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*''The Flash'' has had one supplemental comic book series, {{S|The Flash TV Special}}​​, two supplemental TV movies, {{Web|The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster}}​​​ and {{Web|The Flash III: Deadly Nightshade}}​​​, and one supplemental video game, {{Web|The Flash (video game)}}.
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*''The Flash'' is the only Arrowverse show that never had a main antagonist.
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*The only cast members to appear in every episode of the series were {{F|John Wesley Shipp|([[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen]])}}, {{F|Amanda Pays|([[Tina McGee]])}}, and {{F|Alex Désert|([[Julio Mendez]])}}.
   
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references/>
 
<references/>
 
{{The Flash (CBS)}}
 
{{The Flash (CBS)}}
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[[Category:Shared multiverse|Flash (1990)]]
 
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[[Category:Arrowverse]]
 
[[Category:Television series|Flash (1990)]]
 
[[Category:Television series|Flash (1990)]]
 
[[Category:Real world|Flash (1990)]]
 
[[Category:Real world|Flash (1990)]]

Revision as of 22:11, 6 August 2020

For other uses of "The Flash", see The Flash.

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 Elseworlds and ​​​Crisis on Infinite Earths, bringing the series into the same continuity as the Arrowverse.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Notes:

  1. Marshall appeared in the pilot as a co-star, though she was written out of the series as of the second episode.

Episodes

Gallery

Promotional images


Shared universe

On December 12, 2018, Marc Guggenheim confirmed their version of Barry Allen follows the same continuity as CBS's The Flash.[1]

Trivia

References