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The Flash on CBS

1990, TV Show

Episode Detail: Pilot Episode - The Flash

In the series pilot, police scientist Barry Allen (John Wesley Shipp) gains super speed after lightning strikes him when he's doused with chemicals, giving him an edge against a motorcycle gang terrorizing Central City. Tina: Amanda Pays. Julio: Alex Desert. Pike: Michael Nader. Iris: Paula Marshall.

Episodes: Pilot Episode - The Flash - 28 total Episodes

Ghost in the Machine
Tina Is That You?
Pilot Episode
Captain Cold
Pilot Episode
The Trickster
Watching the Detectives
Done with Mirrors
Double Vision
Sins of the Father
Goodnight, Central City
Beat the Clock
Alpha
The Flash
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

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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