Barry Allen ist Polizeichemiker, der eines Abends im Labor arbeitet, als ihn der Blitz trifft. Er stürzt gegen ein Regal mit Reagenzgläsern und wird von Chemikalien überschüttet, die sich auf ihn auswirken. Von dem Zeitpunkt an hat er Superkräfte. Durch den Unfall wird er zum schnellsten Menschen der Welt – er ist so schnell, dass er mit bloßem Auge nicht mehr gesehen werden kann. Eine der wenigen Personen, die sein Geheimnis kennen, ist die Wissenschaftlerin Christina „Tina“ McGee. Zusammen versuchen sie, diesen Zustand zu beenden, doch mit der Zeit müssen sie sich eingestehen, dass es unmöglich ist. Da sein Bruder durch eine Motorradgang ermordet wird, nimmt Barry als „Flash, der Rote Blitz“ den Kampf gegen das Verbrechen auf.
Der rote Blitz (Staffel 1)
Pilot (Folge 1) 7.5
Autor: Danny Bilson
Sendedatum: 1990-09-20
Laufzeit: 94 min
Übersicht: 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.
Out of Control (Folge 2) 7.5
Autor: Gail Morgan Hickman
Sendedatum: 1990-09-27
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: Homeless people are dying and their bodies are disappearing. Tina rekindles a relationship with a former colleague who is an expert in genetic engineering.
Watching the Detectives (Folge 3) 7.0
Autor: Howard Chaykin
Sendedatum: 1990-10-18
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: 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.
Honor Among Thieves (Folge 4) 7.0
Sendedatum: 1990-10-25
Laufzeit: 46 min
Übersicht: While arranging security at the Central City Museum, Barry is reunited with an old girlfriend and a former mentor.
Double Vision (Folge 5) 5.2
Autor: Jim Trombetta
Sendedatum: 1990-11-01
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: 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.
Sins of the Father (Folge 6) 7.0
Autor: Stephen Hattman
Sendedatum: 1990-11-08
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: 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.
Child's Play (Folge 7) 7.0
Sendedatum: 1990-11-15
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: An orphan boy has information that incriminates a 1960s cult figure who is trying to make a comeback.
Shroud of Death (Folge 8) 7.0
Sendedatum: 1990-11-29
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: 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 (Folge 9) 8.0
Autor: Howard Chaykin
Sendedatum: 1990-12-13
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: 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.
Sight Unseen (Folge 10) 8.0
Sendedatum: 1991-01-10
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: 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.
Beat the Clock (Folge 11) 7.0
Autor: Jim Trombetta
Sendedatum: 1991-01-31
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: 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.
The Trickster (Folge 12) 7.7
Autor: Howard Chaykin
Sendedatum: 1991-02-07
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Barry must protect his old girlfriend, Megan Lockhart, from an obsessed, maniacal criminal disguised as The Trickster.
Tina, Is That You? (Folge 13) 7.0
Sendedatum: 1991-02-14
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: 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.
Be My Baby (Folge 14) 7.0
Autor: Jule Selbo
Sendedatum: 1991-02-21
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: 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.
Fast Forward (Folge 15) 7.0
Autor: Gail Morgan Hickman
Sendedatum: 1991-02-27
Laufzeit: 47 min
Übersicht: 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.
Deadly Nightshade (Folge 16) 8.5
Autor: Howard Chaykin
Sendedatum: 1991-03-30
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: 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.
Captain Cold (Folge 17) 5.8
Sendedatum: 1991-04-06
Laufzeit: 48 min
Übersicht: Captain Cold, who freezes his victims to death, is contracted to kill the Flash.
Twin Streaks (Folge 18) 8.0
Autor: Stephen Hattman
Sendedatum: 1991-04-13
Laufzeit: 45 min
Übersicht: 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.
Done with Mirrors (Folge 19) 7.5
Autor: Howard Chaykin
Sendedatum: 1991-04-27
Laufzeit: 45 min
Übersicht: 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.
Good Night, Central City (Folge 20) 7.0
Autor: Jim Trombetta
Sendedatum: 1991-05-04
Laufzeit: 45 min
Übersicht: 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.
Alpha (Folge 21) 7.0
Sendedatum: 1991-05-11
Laufzeit: 45 min
Übersicht: An android built by the government to use an assassin refuses to obey her orders. She escapes, and is befriended by Tina and Barry.
The Trial of the Trickster (Folge 22) 7.3
Autor: Howard Chaykin
Sendedatum: 1991-05-18
Laufzeit: 45 min
Übersicht: 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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