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
as Barry Allen / Flash
as Christina 'Tina' McGee
as Julio Mendez
Episodes
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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? 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 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 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 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 3.8
April 6, 1991
Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.
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 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 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 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 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…