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The Flash (TV series)

DVD Box Art for The Flash: The Complete Series from Warner Home Video.
Television
NameThe Flash
FormatAction, Science fiction
Developed byDanny Bilson
Paul De Meo
StarringJohn Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen/The Flash
Amanda Pays as Dr. Tina McGee
Alex Désert as Julio Mendez
Notable Guest Stars:
Mark Hamill as James Jesse/The Trickster
Theme music composerDanny Elfman
ComposerDanny Elfman
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes22
Production
Executive producerDanny Bilson
Paul De Meo
Camera setupmutli-camera
Running time45 minutes
(60 with commercials)
Production companyPet Fly Productions
Warner Bros. Television
Broadcast
Original channelCBS
Picture format4:3 Standard
First airedSeptember 20, 1990
Last airedMay 18, 1991

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'The Flash' is a 1990 American television series that starred John Wesley Shipp as the superhero, The Flash, and co-starred Amanda Pays. The series was developed from the DC Comics characters by the writing team of Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo, and produced by their company Pet Fly Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television. Composer Danny Elfman wrote the show’s title theme, and Stan Winston Studios built the costume.

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Actor Role
John Wesley Shipp Barry Allen/The Flash
Amanda Pays Christina 'Tina' McGee
Alex Désert Julio Mendez
Mike Genovese Lt. Warren Garfield
Richard Belzer Joe Kline
Gloria Reuben Sabrina
Dick Miller Fosnight
Robert Shayne News Stand Vendor
Mark Hamill James Montgomery Jesse/The Trickster
Michael Champion Leonard Snart/Captain Cold
David Cassidy Sam Scudder/The Mirror Master
Joyce Hyser Megan Lockhart
Biff Manard Officer Michael Francis Murphy
Vito D'Ambrosio Officer Tony Bellows
Michael Nader Nicolas Pike
Jason Bernard Desmond Powell/The Nightshade

Episode guide :
Ep# Title Episode
1 Pilot The origin of The Flash. An accident gives police crime lab expert Barry Allen awesome powers of speed, and he vows to use them to bring his brother's murderer to justice. But first, Allen must learn to control his sudden, remarkable talents. Dr. Christina "Tina" McGee, who works for S.T.A.R. Labs, helps him with this.
2 Out Of Control He needs subjects for genetic-engineering research. Tina's former colleague is the main suspect when the bodies of murdered homeless people mysteriously disappear from crime scenes.
3 Watching The Detectives A crooked D.A. discovers the crusader's civilian identity and uses that information to extort him into becoming his secret accomplice.
4 Honor Among Thieves Guarding a priceless exhibit has the police stretched thin, a situation which a criminal mastermind exploits citywide with several thefts.
5 Double Vision A mad scientist implants a device in the crusader's brain and gains remote control of his powers in order to stop a witness from testifying against a drug lord the scientist is working for.
6 Sins Of The Father Ex-cop Henry Allen dismisses Barry's modern police techniques until his son captures an escaped con targeting Henry.
7 Child's Play A '60s drug icon who faked his own death and went into hiding reasserts himself by unleashing a new addictive designer drug on the world.
8 Shroud Of Death Barry puts together bits of metal found at crime scenes and discovers that they form a neo-fascist group's medallion, with Lt. Garfield as the group's next target.
9 Ghost In The Machine The Ghost controls the airwaves, tapping into video feeds just as he did back in 1955. The Nightshade, a crime-fighter of that era, resurfaces to fight him with The Flash joining him.
10 Sight Unseen A criminal who has developed a cloaking device renders himself invisible and establishes a deadly vendetta endangering S.T.A.R. Labs and Central City.
11 Beat The Clock The Flash must race against time and the electric chair to prove the innocence of a jazz saxophonist who was convicted of murdering his famous wife.
12 Tina, Is That You? Tina embarks on a crime spree with an all-girl gang after a bio-feedback experiment yields disastrous results, and her first target is The Flash.
13 The Trickster The hunter becomes the hunted as James Montgomery Jesse, a schizophrenic killer being pursued by Megan Lockhart, commences to stalk her instead. Inspired by The Flash, the criminal dons a flashy outfit and calls himself The Trickster.
14 Be My Baby The Flash helps a mother protect her child against her dangerous husband, who wants the child only for its genetic potential.
15 Fast Forward While pursuing his brother's killer The Flash is sent ten years into the future, where Nicholas Pike is the mayor of Central City and any mention of The Flash is against the law.
16 Deadly Nightshade The Flash and The Nightshade team up once again to stop a murderous vigilante who has taken The Nightshade's name.
17 Captain Cold On the hottest day of the year, four gangsters are found frozen to death. They are the victims of a notorious hitman known as Captain Cold, and his next target may be The Flash.
18 Twin Streaks A scientist uses The Flash's blood to clone Barry Allen, and the clone decides to assume Barry's identity.
19 Done With Mirrors Sam Scudder, a criminal genius who uses mirrors and holograms to commit his crimes hunts down his double-crossing partner, who has found refuge with one of her old high school friends-Barry Allen.
20 Good Night, Central City When bodies begin disappearing from the police morgue and a gang of thieves start putting people to sleep, it falls to The Flash to save the victims and clear Barry Allen's name at the same time.
21 Alpha A conscience-stricken android seeks The Flash's aid to avoid being programmed as the perfect assassin.
22 The Trial Of The Trickster James Jesse is preparing to go on trial for the crimes of The Trickster, but with the help of his sidekick, Prank, and a brainwashing device, he soon enlists The Flash's assistance in passing judgement on Central City.

The Flash

CreatorsGardner Fox * Harry Lampert * Bob Kanigher * Carmine Infantino * John Broome * Mark Waid * Mike Wieringo
The FlashJay Garrick * Barry Allen * Wally West * Bart Allen
Supporting charactersIris West Allen * Kid Flash * Impulse * Linda Park * Max Mercury * Johnny Quick * Jesse Chambers * Tornado Twins * Chunk * Pied Piper * Iris West * XS * Dr. Tina McGee * Valerie Perez * Red Trinity * Elongated Man * Impala and Kid Impala * Winky, Blinky, and Noddy * Solovar
VillainsBlack Flash * Blacksmith * Brother Grimm * Cicada * Cobalt Blue * Double Down * Fiddler * Folded Man * Girder * Gorilla Grodd * Inertia * Magenta * Manfred Mota * Murmur * Peek-A-Boo * Ragdoll * Rainbow Raider * Savitar * Shade * Tar Pit * Thinker * Turtle
Reverse-Flash: Professor Zoom * Zoom
The Rogues: Abra Kadabra * Captain Boomerang (Owen Mercer) * Captain Cold * Dr. Alchemy * Golden Glider * Heat Wave * Mirror Master * Pied Piper * Top * Trickster * Weather Wizard
LocationsCentral City * Keystone City * Flash Museum * Gorilla City * Iron Heights
In other mediaThe Flash (TV series) * The Flash (video game) * Justice League Heroes: The Flash
Related articlesCosmic treadmill * Flash Comics * The Flash (comic book) * "Flash of Two Worlds!" * The Flash: Rebirth * Speed Force



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