The Flash
In a freak accident, police crime scene investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and doused in chemicals. Barry discovers that this accident gave him the power to move at nearly the speed of sound. With help from STAR Labs scientist Tina McGee, he learns to control his powers, but when his motorcycle-cop older brother Jay is killed in the line of duty, Barry asks Tina to make him a special costume that can withstand the rigors of hyperspeed travel: he is determined to clean up the streets of Central City as The Flash.
- Metascore67
- 1990-1991
- 1 season
- CBS
- Action & Adventure, Suspense, Fantasy, Science Fiction
- TV-PG
In a freak accident, police crime scene investigator Barry Allen is struck by lightning and doused in chemicals. Barry discovers that this accident gave him the power to move at nearly the speed of sound. With help from STAR Labs scientist Tina McGee, he learns to control his powers, but when his motorcycle-cop older brother Jay is killed in the line of duty, Barry asks Tina to make him a special costume that can withstand the rigors of hyperspeed travel: he is determined to clean up the streets of Central City as The Flash.
Season 1 Episode Guide
22 Episodes 1990 - 1991
Episode 0
Pilot
Thu, Sep 20, 1990 94 mins
Barry Allen, crime lab detective, is transformed into the Flash, the fastest man alive, and takes on the Dark Riders, a motorcycle gang terrorizing Central City.
Episode 1
Out of Control
Wed, Sep 26, 1990 47 mins
Homeless people are disappearing/dying. But no one can find the bodies. Tina's friend comes to town for a visit.
Episode 2
Watching the Detectives
Wed, Oct 17, 1990 48 mins
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.
Episode 3
Honor Among Thieves
Thu, Oct 25, 1990 48 mins
Central City Museum prepares to receive a valuable historical object. A group of specialists try to steal it.
Episode 4
Double Vision
Thu, Nov 1, 1990 47 mins
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.
Episode 5
Sins of the Father
Thu, Nov 8, 1990 47 mins
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.
Episode 6
Child's Play
Thu, Nov 15, 1990 48 mins
A reporter is killed as he's researching a drug story. Barry tries to help two homeless kids.
Episode 7
Shroud of Death
Thu, Nov 29, 1990 47 mins
A judge is killed, the killer sends the victim a part of a medal before he dies. When a former DA is killed, Barry finds a connection. Garfield was the arresting officer on the case, when his girlfriend/fiancée is shot, Garfield takes it personally. Flash must stop him before he crosses the line. Tina gets a job offer that would send her to California
Episode 8
Ghost in the Machine
Thu, Dec 13, 1990 47 mins
In 1955, a criminal known as the Ghost was threatening the city but a crime fighter known as Nightshade stopped him but didn't capture him. Instead the Ghost went into a chamber that kept him in suspended animation and when he wakes up he picks up where he left off and the Flash has to stop him. And he's assisted by Nightshade.
Episode 9
Sight Unseen
Thu, Jan 10, 1991 48 mins
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.
Episode 10
Beat the Clock
Thu, Jan 31, 1991 47 mins
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.
Episode 11
The Trickster
Thu, Feb 7, 1991 47 mins
An insane magician wreaks havoc throughout Central City as the maniacally clever Trickster.
Episode 12
Tina, Is That You?
Thu, Feb 14, 1991 48 mins
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.
Episode 13
Be My Baby
Wed, Feb 20, 1991 47 mins
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.
Episode 14
Fast Forward
Wed, Feb 27, 1991 47 mins
Barry considers moving, after Pike is acquitted of his brother's murder. Pike launches a missile to kill the Flash, who is sent 10 years into the future where Pike is now Mayor. The Flash's powers are now unstable and Tina refuses to help him because she blames him for leaving. He's got to find a way to get back to his own time.
Episode 15
Deadly Nightshade
Thu, Mar 28, 1991 47 mins
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.
Episode 16
Captain Cold
Fri, Apr 5, 1991 48 mins
The Flash is targeted by a hit-man who uses cold based weaponry.
Episode 17
Twin Streaks
Fri, Apr 12, 1991 48 mins
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.
Episode 18
Done with Mirrors
Sat, Apr 27, 1991 48 mins
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.
Episode 19
Good Night, Central City
Sat, May 4, 1991 47 mins
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.
Episode 20
Alpha
Sat, May 11, 1991 47 mins
An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tina and Barry.
Episode 21
Trial of the Trickster
Sat, May 18, 1991 47 mins
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.
