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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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|time= Thursdays at 8:30 pm{{Hovertext|*|Episodes 1-14}}<br>Wednesday at 8:30 pm{{Hovertext|*|Episode 15}}<br>Saturdays at 8:00 pm{{Hovertext|*|Episodes 16-22}}
 
|time= Thursdays at 8:30 pm{{Hovertext|*|Episodes 1-14}}<br>Wednesday at 8:30 pm{{Hovertext|*|Episode 15}}<br>Saturdays at 8:00 pm{{Hovertext|*|Episodes 16-22}}
 
|cast= [[John Wesley Shipp]]<br>[[Amanda Pays]]<br>[[Alex Désert]]<br>[[Paula Marshall]]
 
|cast= [[John Wesley Shipp]]<br>[[Amanda Pays]]<br>[[Alex Désert]]<br>[[Paula Marshall]]
 
}}{{Dialogue|This is crazy. The Flash was just a man.|Well, not to these people. Especially the younger ones? He's a hero.|[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry Allen]] and [[Warren Garfield]]|Fast Forward}}'''''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.
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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.
 
   
[[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]]
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*[[Priscilla Pointer]] as [[Nora Allen (Earth-90)|Nora Allen]]
 
*[[Priscilla Pointer]] as [[Nora Allen (Earth-90)|Nora Allen]]
 
*[[Joyce Hyser]] as [[Megan Lockhart]]
 
*[[Joyce Hyser]] as [[Megan Lockhart]]
*[[Justine Burnette]] as [[Shawn Allen]]
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*[[Justin 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-Bey]] as [[Michael (Earth-90)|Michael]]
 
*[[Robert Shayne]] as [[Reggie]]
 
*[[Robert Shayne]] as [[Reggie]]
 
*[[Brad Sevy]] as [[Waiter]]
 
*[[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}}
{|{{ColorSwitch1|series=The Flash (CBS)}}
 
 
! 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]] &amp; [[Paul De Meo]]
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| 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
 
|{{Ep|Watching the Detectives}}
 
|{{Ep|Watching the Detectives}}
 
|[[Gus Trikonis]]
 
|[[Gus Trikonis]]
| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
 
|October 18, 1990
 
|October 18, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
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|{{Ep|Honor Among Thieves}}
 
|{{Ep|Honor Among Thieves}}
 
|[[Aaron Lipstadt]]
 
|[[Aaron Lipstadt]]
|[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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|[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
|[[Milo Bachman]], [[Danny Bilson]] &amp; [[Paul De Meo]]
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|[[Milo Bachmann]], [[Danny Bilson]] & [[Paul De Meo]]
 
|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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|{{Ep|Child's Play}}
 
|{{Ep|Child's Play}}
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
|[[Stephen Hattman]] &amp; [[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
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|[[Stephen Hattman]] & [[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
|[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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|[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
 
|November 15, 1990
 
|November 15, 1990
 
|-
 
|-
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|{{Ep|Shroud of Death}}
 
|{{Ep|Shroud of Death}}
 
|[[Mario Azzopardi]]
 
|[[Mario Azzopardi]]
|[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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|[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
 
|[[Michael Reaves]]
 
|[[Michael Reaves]]
 
|November 29, 1990
 
|November 29, 1990
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|{{Ep|Ghost In The Machine}}
 
|{{Ep|Ghost In The Machine}}
 
|[[Bruce Bilson]]
 
|[[Bruce Bilson]]
| colspan="2" |[[John Francis Moore]] &amp; [[Howard Chaykin]]
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| colspan="2" |[[John Francis Moore]] & [[Howard Chaykin]]
 
|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.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|10
 
|10
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|[[Christopher Leitch]]
 
|[[Christopher Leitch]]
 
|[[John Vorhaus]]
 
|[[John Vorhaus]]
|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]] &amp; [[John Vorhaus]]
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|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]] & [[John Vorhaus]]
 
|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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|{{Ep|The Trickster}}
 
|{{Ep|The Trickster}}
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
 
|February 7, 1991
 
|February 7, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
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|[[William A. Fraker]]
 
|[[William A. Fraker]]
 
|[[David L. Newman]]
 
|[[David L. Newman]]
|[[Chad Hayes]], [[Carey Hayes]] &amp; [[David L. Newman]]
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|[[Chad Hayes]], [[Carey Hayes]] & [[David L. Newman]]
 
|February 14, 1991
 
|February 14, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
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|{{Ep|Deadly Nightshade}}
 
|{{Ep|Deadly Nightshade}}
 
|[[Bruce Bilson]]
 
|[[Bruce Bilson]]
| colspan="2" |[[John Francis Moore]] &amp; [[Howard Chaykin]]
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| colspan="2" |[[John Francis Moore]] & [[Howard Chaykin]]
 
|March 30, 1991
 
|March 30, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
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|{{Ep|Captain Cold}}
 
|{{Ep|Captain Cold}}
 
|[[Gilbert Shilton]]
 
|[[Gilbert Shilton]]
|[[Paul De Meo]] &amp; [[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
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|[[Paul De Meo]] & [[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
 
|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
 
|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
 
|April 6, 1991
 
|April 6, 1991
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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.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|19
 
|19
 
|{{Ep|Done with Mirrors}}
 
|{{Ep|Done with Mirrors}}
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
 
|April 27, 1991
 
|April 27, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|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.
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| colspan="6" style="text-align:left;" |[[Barry Allen (Earth-90)|Barry "The Flash" Allen]] confronts two industrial thieves: [[Stasia Masters]], his old high school girlfriend, and her partner, [[Sam Scudder (Earth-90)|Samuel Scudder]], whose secret weapon is an array of micro-projection hologram discs.
 
|-
 
|-
 
|20
 
|20
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|{{Ep|Alpha}}
 
|{{Ep|Alpha}}
 
|[[Bruce Bilson]]
 
|[[Bruce Bilson]]
|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]] &amp; [[Denise Skinner]]
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|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]] & [[Denise Skinner]]
 
|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
 
|[[Gail Morgan Hickman]]
 
|May 11, 1991
 
|May 11, 1991
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|{{Ep|The Trial of the Trickster}}
 
|{{Ep|The Trial of the Trickster}}
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
 
|[[Danny Bilson]]
| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] &amp; [[John Francis Moore]]
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| colspan="2" |[[Howard Chaykin]] & [[John Francis Moore]]
 
|May 18, 1991
 
|May 18, 1991
 
|-
 
|-
 
| 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:Television series|Flash (1990)]]
 
[[Category:Real world|Flash (1990)]]
 
[[Category:Real world|Flash (1990)]]

Revision as of 17:58, 10 February 2021

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

"This is crazy. The Flash was just a man."
"Well, not to these people. Especially the younger ones? He's a hero."
Barry Allen and Warren Garfield[src]

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