TV series

The Flash

Name: The Flash
Released: 1990
Cast: John Wesley Shipp, Amanda Pays, Alex Désert

1990–1991· 1 season· 45 min episodesTV-PG★ 7.4Canceled

On CBS — From Warner Bros. Television · Pet Fly Productions

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Synopsis

When a bolt of 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.

Themes

superhero based on comic one man army super power

Episodes

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E1 PilotNext upSep 20, 1990 · 94 min · ★ 7.2
Synopsis
A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.
Guest stars: Lycia Naff (Lila), Michael Nader (Nicholas Pike), Biff Manard (Murphy), Priscilla Pointer (Nora Allen), Robert Hooks (Chief Arthur Cooper), M. Emmet Walsh (Henry Allen), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Tim Thomerson (Jay Allen)
E2 Out of ControlSep 27, 1990 · 47 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who is an expert in genetic engineering.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Stan Ivar (Dr. Carl Tanner), Jeff Perry (Charlie), John Toles-Bey (Father Michael), Michael Earl Reid (Mickey), Macka Foley (Cop), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield)
E3 Watching the DetectivesOct 18, 1990 · 48 min
Synopsis
The corrupt District Attorney Thomas Castillo hires a private eye named Megan Lockhart to find out the Flash's identity. He then blackmails Barry to work for him, or he'll expose his secret.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Vincent Guastaferro (Thomas Castillo), Helen Martin (Sadie Grosso), Jordan Lund (Noble John Spanier), Joyce Hyser (Megan Lockhart), Dick Miller (Fosnight), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows)
E4 Honor Among ThievesOct 25, 1990 · 46 min
Synopsis
While arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Ian Buchanan (Stan Kovacs), Clarence Clemons (Darrell Hennings), Elizabeth Gracen (Celia Wayne), Lydie Denier (Kate Tatting), René Assa (Mark Bernhardt), Paul Linke (Ted Preminger), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows)
E5 Double VisionNov 1, 1990 · 47 min · ★ 5.9
Synopsis
Someone spreads graffiti, and messages asking to meet "Flash" at a church. Barry goes to the church. Shortly after that, he begins to experience black outs and memory losses.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Miguel Fernandes (Reuben Calderon), Zitto Kazann (The Santero), Richard Yniguez (Peter Paul Aguilar), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Charley Hayward (Marcos Trachmann)
E6 Sins of the FatherNov 8, 1990 · 47 min
Synopsis
A bank robber escapes from prison. He goes back to Central City to get his money and revenge on the cop who busted him, Henry Allen, Barry's father.
Guest stars: Priscilla Pointer (Nora Allen), M. Emmet Walsh (Henry Allen), Paul Koslo (Johnny Ray Hix), Ralph Seymour (Danny), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Richard Kuss (Pete Donello), Michael James (Gruber), Pete Antico (Pool Player)
E7 Child's PlayNov 15, 1990 · 48 min
Synopsis
An orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Jonathan Brandis (Terry Cohan), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Perrey Reeves (Pepper), Michele Lamar Richards (Joan Sullivan), Jimmie F. Skaggs (Beaugarde Lesko), Kirk Baltz (Duvivier), Ivonne Coll (Carmen Hijuelos)
E8 Shroud of DeathNov 29, 1990 · 47 min
Synopsis
Pieces of a broken medallion are the only clue to an unknown assassin who is on a deadly rampage in central city.
Guest stars: Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Lenore Kasdorf (Mavis), Walter Olkewicz (Jack Callahan), Lora Zane (Angel Zacharias), Don Hood (Frank Dejoy), Fred Pinkard (Judge Malcolm Foster), Marguerite Ray (Mrs. Foster), Dani Klein (Reporter)
E9 Ghost in the MachineDec 13, 1990 · 47 min
Synopsis
Barry befriends an African American who was once a super hero that defeated a terrorist called the Ghost, who blackmailed the city through television sets. When the presumed dead criminal is defrosted, the Night Shade is back in business.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Gloria Reuben (Sabrina), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Jason Bernard (Dr. Desmond Powell), Lois Nettleton (Belle Crocker), Ian Abercrombie (Skip)
E10 Sight UnseenJan 10, 1991 · 48 min
Synopsis
An invisible man gets into Star Labs, and releases a neurotoxin with Tina inside the lab. Then he starts killing scientists who worked on the project. Flash must find the invisible man and save his friend.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Robert Shayne (Reggie), George Dickerson (Quinn), Sergio Gonzalez (Young Man), Deborah May (Ruth Werneke), Christopher Neame (Brian Gideon)
E11 Beat the ClockJan 31, 1991 · 47 min
Synopsis
A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has evidence that could exonerate their friend. Before Barry can contact him, he disappears. They have less than an hour to save a condemned man.
Guest stars: Angela Bassett (Linda Lake), Ken Foree (Whisper), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), John Toles-Bey (Father Michael), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Thomas Mikal Ford (Elliott Cotrell), Jay Arlen Jones (Wayne Cotrell), Joe Bellan (Security Guard)
E12 The TricksterFeb 7, 1991 · 48 min · ★ 7.7
Synopsis
Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Mark Hamill (The Trickster), Gloria Reuben (Sabrina), Joyce Hyser (Megan Lockhart), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Timothy Stack (Jim Kline), William Long Jr. (Matthews), Christopher Murray (Williams)
E13 Tina, Is That You?Feb 14, 1991 · 48 min
Synopsis
Barry is having trouble sleeping. Tina tries to use bio-feedback to help him, but it back fires on Tina. She joins a gang, and she's able to hold Flash at bay with her knowledge of his strengths and weaknesses. Barry has got to find a way to save his friend.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Yvette Nipar (Lisa March), John Santucci (Big Ed), Denise Dillard (Shauna Duke), Courtney Gebhart (Janie Jones), William Forward (Dr. Whilhite)
E14 Be My BabyFeb 21, 1991 · 48 min
Synopsis
Barry tries to help a young woman. She found out about her husband's criminal life, and is trying to escape from him. She takes their daughter with her, but he wants them back.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Priscilla Pointer (Nora Allen), Bryan Cranston (Philip Moses), Dick Miller (Fosnight), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Kimberly Neville (Stacy Doubek), Robert Z'Dar (Bodey Nuff)
E15 Fast ForwardFeb 27, 1991 · 47 min
Synopsis
Jay's killer, Nicholus Pike, is released from jail and blames the Flash for Jay's death. He sets the Flash up by using a heat seeking bomb on him, but something goes awry. Instead of killing the Flash, it sends him into the future where Pike is in charge and outlaws anyone from mentioning the Flash.
Guest stars: Michael Nader (Nicholas Pike), Biff Manard (Murphy), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Gloria Reuben (Sabrina), Paul Whitthorne (Shawn - age 17), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Justin Burnette (Shawn Allen), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield)
E16 Deadly NightshadeMar 30, 1991 · 48 min
Synopsis
There's a new vigilante in town, the Deadly Nightshade, who fights crime by killing criminals. The Flash and the original Nightshade team up to take him down.
Guest stars: Jeri Ryan (Felicia Kane), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Dick Miller (Fosnight), Jason Bernard (Dr. Desmond Powell), Richard Burgi (Curtis Bohannan), Denise Crosby (Rebecca Frost), Will MacMillan (Keefe), Gloria LeRoy (Pearl)
E17 Captain ColdApr 6, 1991 · 48 min · ★ 5.8
Synopsis
Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Dick Miller (Fosnight), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Michael Champion (Captain Cold), Lisa Darr (Terri Kronenberg), Jeffrey Combs (Jimmy Swain), François Chau (Johnny Choi)
E18 Twin StreaksApr 13, 1991 · 45 min
Synopsis
A scientist and his business partner are trying to develop a being with super speed, their attempts fail. They manage to clone the Flash. Their creation learns quickly, but is emotional moral equivalent of a child. Barry must stop his twin.
Guest stars: Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Charley Lang (Ted Whitcomb), Lenny Von Dohlen (Jason Brassell)
E19 Done with MirrorsApr 27, 1991 · 45 min
Synopsis
A battery is stolen by a criminal calling himself the Mirror Master. He soon steals a crystal from Star Labs. Tina will get fired if they can't recover the crystal. Tina's mother comes for a visit, and an old friend of Barry's also stirs up trouble.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), David Cassidy (Sam Scudder), Gloria Reuben (Sabrina), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Signy Coleman (Stasia Masters), Carolyn Seymour (Jocelyn Weller), Richard Selzer (Art Buyer), William Hayes (Fletcher)
E20 Good Night, Central CityMay 4, 1991 · 45 min
Synopsis
A small time crook gets a hold of a device that puts people to sleep. He goes on a spree while the people are unconscious. He has a plan to knock out the entire city, it's up to the Flash to stop him.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Dick Miller (Fosnight), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Bill Mumy (Roger Braintree), Matt Landers (Harry Milgrim), Victor Rivers (Stan Morse)
E21 AlphaMay 11, 1991 · 45 min
Synopsis
An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tina and Barry.
Guest stars: Biff Manard (Murphy), Dick Miller (Fosnight), Vito D'Ambrosio (Bellows), Mike Genovese (Lt. Warren Garfield), Laura Robinson (Colonel Christine Powers), Claire Stansfield (Alpha), Kenneth Tigar (Dr. Jason Rossick), Jason Ross-Azikiwe (Costigan)
E22 The Trial of the TricksterMay 18, 1991 · 45 min · ★ 7.3
Synopsis
With the help of an insane admirer who wants to be his sidekick, the Trickster escapes from police custody and places the Flash under his mind control.
Guest stars: Corinne Bohrer (Zoey), Biff Manard (Murphy), Mark Hamill (The Trickster), Richard Belzer (Joe Kline), Parley Baer (Judge), Gloria Reuben (Sabrina), Marsha Clark (Denise Cowan), Joyce Hyser (Megan Lockhart)