- "Today begin the trial of James Montgomery Jesse, a multiple personality wanted for murder."
- —Joe Kline before James Jesse's trial
"The Trial of the Trickster" is the twenty-second and final episode of The Flash. It aired on May 18, 1991.
Synopsis[]
| While awaiting trial for murder, a man known as the Trickster is rescued by a beautiful psychopath. Determined to get revenge on the Flash who helped apprehend him, the Trickster kidnaps the Flash and tries to brainwash him into subservience. |
Cast[]
Starring[]
Special guest appearance[]
Guest starring[]
- Corinne Bohrer as Zoey Clark/Prank
- Richard Belzer as Joe Kline
- Vito D'Ambrosio as Tony Bellows
- Biff Manard as Michael Murphy
- Joyce Hyser as Megan Lockhart
- Marsha Clark as Denise Cowan
- Mike Genovese as Lt. Warren Garfield
- Parley Baer as Judge
- Gloria Reuben as Sabrina
- Brad Sevy as Waiter
Trivia[]
- This episode, along with "The Trickster", was aired following the cancellation of The Flash as the TV movie, The Flash II: Revenge of the Trickster.
- Prank using laughing gas to help James escape is a reference to the Joker, who uses laughing gas as one of his signature weapons to kill people.
- This episode's plot is somewhat mirrored in The Flash episode "Tricksters", which also contained multiple references to a previous episode "The Trickster".
- The Joker is also a character Mark Hamill is known to voice.
- Jesse mentioned Metropolis, which is the home of the Superman.
| 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" | ||||