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The Flash on CBS

1990, TV Show

Episode Detail: Pilot Episode - The Flash

Debut: Police scientist Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) gains super speed after lightning strikes him and he's doused with chemicals. In the opener, the comic-book hero battles a motorcycle gang terrorizing Central City. Tina: Amanda Pays. Iris West: Paula Marshall. Jay Allen: Tim Thomerson.

Episodes: Pilot Episode - The Flash - 28 total Episodes

Ghost in the Machine
Tina Is That You?
Pilot Episode
Beat the Clock
Alpha
The Flash
Double Vision
Sins of the Father
Goodnight, Central City
Captain Cold
Pilot Episode
Fast Forward
Deadly Nightshade
The Flash
Shroud of Death
Out of Control
Pilot Episode
Sight Unseen
Honor Among Thieves
Child's Play
Be My Baby
Twin Streaks
Trial of the Trickster
Pilot Episode
Pilot Episode
The Trickster
Watching the Detectives
Done with Mirrors

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Premiered: September 20, 1990, on CBS

Rating: None

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Premise: Tales of comic-strip hero Barry Allen, a police scientist who accidentally gains super speed, and uses it to fight crime in Central City. The series wasn't exactly gone in a flash (it lasted a season), but its bright style and impressive special effects rated it a better run.

The Flash Cast