The Flash

1990 • CBS
4.5
542 reviews
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Season 1 episodes (22)

1 Pilot (The Flash)
20/9/90
Barry Allen, a police scientist, is working one night during a terrible thunder storm when a bolt of lightning crashes through the lab window, electrocuting him. Barry survives and soon learns that he is now able to move at almost incomprehensible speed. Meanwhile Nicholas Pike, an ex-cop turned gang leader, is seeking revenge against Barry's brother Jay. Now Barry must find a way to stop Pike before it is too late.
2 Out of Control
27/9/90
Someone is performing horrible, deathly experiments on the homeless people in skid row. The police won't help -- but The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) will.
3 Watching the Detectives
18/10/90
A woman detective has been hired to discover the true identity of The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP).
4 Honor Among Thieves
25/10/90
A gang of thieves is determined to steal a valuable art treasure -- and The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) is determined to stop them.
5 Double Vision
1/11/90
An evil genius working for a Guatemalan death squad is able to gain control of The Flash's (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) mind and force him to be his accomplice.
6 Sins of The Father
8/11/90
The life of ex-policeman Henry Allen (M. EMMET WALSH), is in danger when a bank robber he arrested 20 years ago escapes from prison seeking revenge.
7 Child's Play
15/11/90
The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) 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
29/11/90
Barry (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) 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 (MIKE GENOVESE).
9 Ghost in the Machine
13/12/90
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 (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP).
10 Sight Unseen
10/1/91
An invisible man steals a poison toxin from Star Labs, contaminating the building and trapping Tina (AMANDA PAYS) inside until the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) can find the man -- and the antidote.
11 Beat the Clock
31/1/91
The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) 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
7/2/91
A crazed killer (MARK HAMILL), who fancies himself a sort of evil magician called the Trickster, vows to defeat the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) so he can have the Flash's Barry's new girlfriend.
13 Tina, Is That You?
14/2/91
An accident with a biofeedback machine splits Tina's (AMANDA PAYS) personality and turns her into a criminal who wants to defeat the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP).
14 Be My Baby
21/2/91
Barry (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) 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
27/2/91
Blasted ten years into the future by the killer of his brother, the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) must return to the present to prevent Central City from being taken over by criminals.
16 Deadly Nightshade
30/3/91
Barry "The Flash" Allen (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) teams up with Dr. Desmond "Nightshade" Powell, (JASON BERNARD) combining their super powers to defeat an insane vigilante known only as "Deadly Nightshade" (RICHARD BURGI).
17 Captain Cold
6/4/91
Barry "The Flash" Allen (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) is nearly frozen to death when he battles an insane criminal mercenary known as "Captain Cold."
18 Twin Streaks
13/4/91
When a scientist clones Barry (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP), the clone is a perfect match--physically--but emotionally it is still a child.
19 Done With Mirrors
27/4/91
Barry "The Flash" Allen (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) confronts two industrial thieves: Stasia Masters (SIGNY COLEMAN), his old high school girlfriend, and her partner, Samuel Scudder (DAVID CASSIDY), whose secret weapon is an array of micro-projection hologram discs.
20 Good Night, Central City
4/5/91
Harry Milgrim (MATT LANDERS) uses an ultra-frequency transmitter to put everyone asleep so he can loot Central City, but it's up to "The Flash" (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) to find the device before the entire population dies from a sleep-induced coma.
21 Alpha
11/5/91
The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) 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
18/5/91
While awaiting trial for murder, a man known as the Trickster (MARK HAMILL) is rescued by a beautiful sociopath. Determined to get revenge on the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP), the Trickster kidnaps the Flash and tries to brainwash him into subservience.

About this show

When 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. As the super fast hero uses his newfound speed to fight crime, only one scientist knows of the changes that have transformed Barry into his secret identity.

Ratings and reviews

4.5
542 reviews
Dan Shimkus (AgentDubleO7)
9 July 2017
Just a note. Actually, if DC wasn't biased towards it's main staple of heroes Batman, Superman, and Wonder Woman, The Flash would realistically be it's most powerful super hero. Ideally a man who can move at such a marvelous speed would have unimaginable ability. He could manipulate his own molecules to walk through walls , walk on water, travel through time, become invisible, to name only a few. In some instances he's also been able to manipulate the molecules of his surroundings. If he could also do that he could change the weather, cause earthquakes, mimic a cyclone with catastrophic wind speed , produce emense heat or cold, and cause matter to simply disintegrate. Basically, Flash would be nearly an invincible being. DC could really have alot of fun with this character.
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SGT Irukandji
14 October 2016
I watched it back in the day, and it was awesome. I honestly don't know why it didn't work. But for all you haters comparing this show by today's standards don't realize that this show laid the ground work for Smallville, Arrow, the new Flash, etc. It's like comparing the latest Stars Wars release with the first release. A lot of people worked hard to put out a great show... then 10-20 years later someone takes a already existing story and slaps some polish on it and the Trolls are amazed and rave.
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M W
20 February 2015
I like that he's the dad in the new Flash on CW. Cool how this totally seem like it was made in the eighties and has that classic old school, yet purposely over the top at times, cheesy feel. It actually sucks you in as you keep watching it. Obviously CBS realized that the CW (that they own) is the place to have the Flash. Since Smallville and The Arrow have had their success there.
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