Season 1 poster

Season 1

(1990)

Overview

Barry Allen, a forensic scientist working for the Central City police, is struck by lightning and doused in chemicals in his lab. He develops superspeed and creates a superhero identity for himself to fight crime: The Flash. Research scientist Dr. Tina McGee works at S.T.A.R. Labs and helps Barry fight crime while trying to understand how his powers are developing. As well as his superheroics, Barry tries to maintain a private life, and tries to keep his superhero identity from his colleagues, …

Cast

John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen / Flash
John Wesley Shipp

as Barry Allen / Flash

Amanda Pays as Christina 'Tina' McGee
Amanda Pays

as Christina 'Tina' McGee

Alex Désert as Julio Mendez
Alex Désert

as Julio Mendez

Episodes

Pilot poster

Pilot 7.0

September 20, 1990

A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a …

Out of Control poster

Out of Control 6.0

September 27, 1990

Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who …

Watching the Detectives poster

Watching the Detectives 7.0

October 18, 1990

The corrupt District Attorney Thomas Castillo hires a private eye named Megan Lockhart to find out the Flash's identity…

Honor Among Thieves poster

Honor Among Thieves 7.0

October 25, 1990

While arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.

Double Vision poster

Double Vision 2.8

November 1, 1990

Someone spreads graffiti, and messages asking to meet "Flash" at a church. Barry goes to the church. Shortly after that…

Sins of the Father poster

Sins of the Father 7.0

November 8, 1990

A bank robber escapes from prison. He goes back to Central City to get his money and revenge on the cop who busted him,…

Child's Play poster

Child's Play 7.0

November 15, 1990

An orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.

Shroud of Death poster

Shroud of Death 7.0

November 29, 1990

Pieces of a broken medallion are the only clue to an unknown assassin who is on a deadly rampage in central city.

Ghost in the Machine poster

Ghost in the Machine 7.0

December 13, 1990

Barry befriends an African American who was once a super hero that defeated a terrorist called the Ghost, who blackmail…

Sight Unseen poster

Sight Unseen 6.0

January 10, 1991

An invisible man gets into Star Labs, and releases a neurotoxin with Tina inside the lab. Then he starts killing scient…

Beat the Clock poster

Beat the Clock 7.0

January 31, 1991

A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend calls and says he has…

The Trickster poster

The Trickster 8.0

February 7, 1991

Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.

Tina, Is That You? poster

Tina, Is That You? 7.0

February 14, 1991

Barry is having trouble sleeping. Tina tries to use bio-feedback to help him, but it back fires on Tina. She joins a ga…

Be My Baby poster

Be My Baby 7.0

February 21, 1991

Barry tries to help a young woman. She found out about her husband's criminal life, and is trying to escape from him. S…

Fast Forward poster

Fast Forward 7.0

February 27, 1991

Jay's killer, Nicholus Pike, is released from jail and blames the Flash for Jay's death. He sets the Flash up by using…

Deadly Nightshade poster

Deadly Nightshade 7.0

March 30, 1991

There's a new vigilante in town, the Deadly Nightshade, who fights crime by killing criminals. The Flash and the origin…

Captain Cold poster

Captain Cold 3.8

April 6, 1991

Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.

Twin Streaks poster

Twin Streaks 6.0

April 13, 1991

A scientist and his business partner are trying to develop a being with super speed, their attempts fail. They manage t…

Done with Mirrors poster

Done with Mirrors 7.0

April 27, 1991

A battery is stolen by a criminal calling himself the Mirror Master. He soon steals a crystal from Star Labs. Tina will…

Good Night, Central City poster

Good Night, Central City 7.0

May 4, 1991

A small time crook gets a hold of a device that puts people to sleep. He goes on a spree while the people are unconscio…

Alpha poster

Alpha 7.0

May 11, 1991

An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tin…

The Trial of the Trickster poster

The Trial of the Trickster 6.0

May 18, 1991

With the help of an insane admirer who wants to be his sidekick, the Trickster escapes from police custody and places t…