The Flash, Ep. 21 "Alpha"

The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) uses his powers to protect a beautiful android who wants to be free. Meanwhile, her owners, the U.S. government, attempt to capture her in order to reprogram her to be an assassin.
  • Runtime: 48 minutes
  • Original air date: January 01, 1990
  • Network: DC Comics
 
 
 
 

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  Episode   Original Air Date
Synopsis
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1. Pilot (The Flash)
  January 1, 1990
Barry Allen, a police scientist, is working one night during a terrible thunder storm when a bolt of lightning crashes through the lab window, electrocuting him. Barry survives and soon learns that he is now able to move at almost incomprehensible speed.
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2. Out of Control
  January 1, 1990
Someone is performing horrible, deathly experiments on the homeless people in skid row. The police won't help -- but The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) will.
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3. Watching the Detectives
  January 1, 1990
A woman detective has been hired to discover the true identity of The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP).
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4. Honor Among Thieves
  January 1, 1990
A gang of thieves is determined to steal a valuable art treasure -- and The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) is determined to stop them.
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5. Double Vision
  January 1, 1990
An evil genius working for a Guatemalan death squad is able to gain control of The Flash's (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) mind and force him to be his accomplice.
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6. Sins of The Father
  January 1, 1990
The life of ex-policeman Henry Allen (M. EMMET WALSH), is in danger when a bank robber he arrested 20 years ago escapes from prison seeking revenge.
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7. Child's Play
  January 1, 1990
The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) helps a street kid who steals a computer disc that could unravel the plans of a chemist/criminal who's developed a new hallucinogenic drug.
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8. Shroud of Death
  January 1, 1990
Barry (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) tangles with a vengeful killer, who's claimed two victims, a judge and a lawyer, and who is now aiming for Barry's boss, Lt. Garfield (MIKE GENOVESE).
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9. Ghost in the Machine
  January 1, 1990
A demented electronics genius, who once tried to blackmail the city, reappears after 35 years only to face the masked crime fighter who defeated him in 1955 and a new crime fighter -- the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP).
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10. Sight Unseen
  January 1, 1990
An invisible man steals a poison toxin from Star Labs, contaminating the building and trapping Tina (AMANDA PAYS) inside until the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) can find the man -- and the antidote.
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11. Beat the Clock
  January 1, 1990
The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) sets out to prove the innocence of Julio's close friend, a musician convicted of killing his songstress wife, but less than an hour remains before his execution.
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12. The Trickster
  January 1, 1990
A crazed killer (MARK HAMILL), who fancies himself a sort of evil magician called the Trickster, vows to defeat the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) so he can have the Flash's Barry's new girlfriend.
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13. Tina, Is That You?
  January 1, 1990
An accident with a biofeedback machine splits Tina's (AMANDA PAYS) personality and turns her into a criminal who wants to defeat the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP).
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14. Be My Baby
  January 1, 1990
Barry (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) helps a young mother keep her infant daughter from the hands of the father, a suave criminal who's determined to get his child back no matter what.
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15. Fast Forward
  January 1, 1990
Blasted ten years into the future by the killer of his brother, the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) must return to the present to prevent Central City from being taken over by criminals.
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16. Deadly Nightshade
  January 1, 1990
Barry "The Flash" Allen (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) teams up with Dr. Desmond "Nightshade" Powell, (JASON BERNARD) combining their super powers to defeat an insane vigilante known only as "Deadly Nightshade" (RICHARD BURGI).
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17. Captain Cold
  January 1, 1990
Barry "The Flash" Allen (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) is nearly frozen to death when he battles an insane criminal mercenary known as "Captain Cold."
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18. Twin Streaks
  January 1, 1990
When a scientist clones Barry (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP), the clone is a perfect match--physically--but emotionally it is still a child.
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19. Done With Mirrors
  January 1, 1990
Barry "The Flash" Allen (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) confronts two industrial thieves: Stasia Masters (SIGNY COLEMAN), his old high school girlfriend, and her partner, Samuel Scudder (DAVID CASSIDY), whose secret weapon is an array of micro-projection hologram discs.
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20. Good Night, Central City
  January 1, 1990
Harry Milgrim (MATT LANDERS) uses an ultra-frequency transmitter to put everyone asleep so he can loot Central City, but it's up to "The Flash" (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) to find the device before the entire population dies from a sleep-induced coma.
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21. Alpha
  January 1, 1990
The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) uses his powers to protect a beautiful android who wants to be free. Meanwhile, her owners, the U.S. government, attempt to capture her in order to reprogram her to be an assassin.
 
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22. The Trial of the Trickster
  January 1, 1990
While awaiting trial for murder, a man known as the Trickster (MARK HAMILL) is rescued by a beautiful sociopath. Determined to get revenge on the Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP), the Trickster kidnaps the Flash and tries to brainwash him into subservience.
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Episode 21, "Alpha"
Synopsis: The Flash (JOHN WESLEY SHIPP) uses his powers to protect a beautiful android who wants to be free. Meanwhile, her owners, the U.S. government, attempt to capture her in order to reprogram her to be an assassin.
Original air date: January 1, 1990
Runtime: 48 minutes
ASIN: B001BXV4UA
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #295,708 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
The Flash Season 1
Synopsis: When 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. As the super fast hero uses his newfound speed to fight crime, only one scientist knows of the changes that have transformed Barry into his secret identity.
Season year: 1990
Network: DC Comics
ASIN: B001BXQ95U
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