The Flash

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The Flash

When a bolt of lightning 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.

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About The Flash

When a bolt of lightning 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.

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Release Year

1990

TMDB Rating

7.4

Available Sources

19

Watch Path

/tv/the-flash-236

Seasons & Episodes

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1 seasons available

Season 1

22 episodes | 1990-09-20

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 sci...

Season 1 PilotE1

Pilot

Episode 1
94 min1990-09-20TMDB 7.3

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.

Season 1 Out of ControlE2

Out of Control

Episode 2
47 min1990-09-27TMDB 7.5

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

Season 1 Watching the DetectivesE3

Watching the Detectives

Episode 3
48 min1990-10-18TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 Honor Among ThievesE4

Honor Among Thieves

Episode 4
46 min1990-10-25TMDB 7.0

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

Season 1 Double VisionE5

Double Vision

Episode 5
47 min1990-11-01TMDB 5.2

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.

Season 1 Sins of the FatherE6

Sins of the Father

Episode 6
47 min1990-11-08TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 Child's PlayE7

Child's Play

Episode 7
48 min1990-11-15TMDB 7.0

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

Season 1 Shroud of DeathE8

Shroud of Death

Episode 8
47 min1990-11-29TMDB 7.0

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

Season 1 Ghost in the MachineE9

Ghost in the Machine

Episode 9
47 min1990-12-13TMDB 8.0

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.

Season 1 Sight UnseenE10

Sight Unseen

Episode 10
48 min1991-01-10TMDB 8.0

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.

Season 1 Beat the ClockE11

Beat the Clock

Episode 11
47 min1991-01-31TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 The TricksterE12

The Trickster

Episode 12
48 min1991-02-07TMDB 7.7

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

Season 1 Tina, Is That You?E13

Tina, Is That You?

Episode 13
48 min1991-02-14TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 Be My BabyE14

Be My Baby

Episode 14
48 min1991-02-21TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 Fast ForwardE15

Fast Forward

Episode 15
47 min1991-02-27TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 Deadly NightshadeE16

Deadly Nightshade

Episode 16
48 min1991-03-30TMDB 8.5

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.

Season 1 Captain ColdE17

Captain Cold

Episode 17
48 min1991-04-06TMDB 5.8

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

Season 1 Twin StreaksE18

Twin Streaks

Episode 18
45 min1991-04-13TMDB 8.0

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.

Season 1 Done with MirrorsE19

Done with Mirrors

Episode 19
45 min1991-04-27TMDB 7.5

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.

Season 1 Good Night, Central CityE20

Good Night, Central City

Episode 20
45 min1991-05-04TMDB 7.0

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.

Season 1 AlphaE21

Alpha

Episode 21
45 min1991-05-11TMDB 7.0

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

Season 1 The Trial of the TricksterE22

The Trial of the Trickster

Episode 22
45 min1991-05-18TMDB 7.3

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.

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