Storyline

When a bolt of lightening crashes through a police crime lab, a mix of electrically charged substances bathes chemist Barry Allen, transforming him into the fastest man alive--The Flash.

First Aired

1990-09-20
Last Aired

1991-05-18
Creator

Danny Bilson
Genre

Action & Adventure, Crime, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Seasons

1
Episodes

22
Status

Canceled
Language

English
Network

CBS

Keywords:

superhero based on comic super power

Stream and watch The Flash

Season 1

1. Pilot

A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he ...More

A laboratory accident endows a police scientist with the ability to move at superhuman speed which he uses to battle a menacing gang as a superhero.Less

94mins 1990-09-20

2. Out of Control

Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a form...More

Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who is an expert in genetic engineering.Less

47mins 1990-09-27

3. Watching the Detectives

The corrupt District Attorney Thomas Castillo hires a private eye named Megan Lockhart to find out the...More

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.Less

48mins 1990-10-18

4. Honor Among Thieves

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

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

46mins 1990-10-25

5. Double Vision

Someone spreads graffiti, and messages asking to meet "Flash" at a church. Barry goes to the church. S...More

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.Less

47mins 1990-11-01

6. Sins of the Father

A bank robber escapes from prison. He goes back to Central City to get his money and revenge on the co...More

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.Less

47mins 1990-11-08

7. Child's Play

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

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

48mins 1990-11-15

8. Shroud of Death

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

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

47mins 1990-11-29

9. Ghost in the Machine

Barry befriends an African American who was once a super hero that defeated a terrorist called the Gho...More

Barry befriends an African American who was once a super hero that defeated a terrorist called the Ghost, who blackmailed the city through television sets. When the presumed dead criminal is defrosted, the Night Shade is back in business.Less

47mins 1990-12-13

10. Sight Unseen

An invisible man gets into Star Labs, and releases a neurotoxin with Tina inside the lab. Then he star...More

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.Less

48mins 1991-01-10

11. Beat the Clock

A jazz musician friend of Julio's is about to be executed. An hour before the execution, a friend call...More

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.Less

47mins 1991-01-31

12. The Trickster

Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised a...More

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

48mins 1991-02-07

13. Tina, Is That You?

Barry is having trouble sleeping. Tina tries to use bio-feedback to help him, but it back fires on Tin...More

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.Less

48mins 1991-02-14

14. Be My Baby

Barry tries to help a young woman. She found out about her husband's criminal life, and is trying to e...More

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.Less

48mins 1991-02-21

15. Fast Forward

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

Jay's killer, Nicholus Pike, is released from jail and blames the Flash for Jay's death. He sets the Flash up by using a heat seeking bomb on him, but something goes awry. Instead of killing the Flash, it sends him into the future where Pike is in charge and outlaws anyone from mentioning the Flash.Less

47mins 1991-02-27

16. Deadly Nightshade

There's a new vigilante in town, the Deadly Nightshade, who fights crime by killing criminals. The Fla...More

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.Less

48mins 1991-03-30

17. Captain Cold

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

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

48mins 1991-04-06

18. Twin Streaks

A scientist and his business partner are trying to develop a being with super speed, their attempts fa...More

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.Less

45mins 1991-04-13

19. Done with Mirrors

A battery is stolen by a criminal calling himself the Mirror Master. He soon steals a crystal from Sta...More

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.Less

45mins 1991-04-27

20. Good Night, Central City

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

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.Less

45mins 1991-05-04

21. Alpha

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

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

45mins 1991-05-11

22. The Trial of the Trickster

With the help of an insane admirer who wants to be his sidekick, the Trickster escapes from police cus...More

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.Less