Pilot (The Flash: 1990)

Synopsis
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.

Main/Featured Characters

 * The Flash (Barry Allen)
 * Julio Mendez
 * Tina McGee
 * Iris West
 * Henry Allen
 * Nora Allen
 * Shawn Allen
 * Tony Bellows
 * Arthur Cooper
 * Joe Kline
 * Michael Murphy

Villains

 * Nicolas Pike
 * Lila
 * Rick

Other Characters

 * Eve Allen
 * Jay Allen
 * Linda Park

Locations

 * Central City
 * Central City Armory
 * Central City Chemical
 * Central City Police Department
 * S.T.A.R. Labs

Trivia

 * Paul Marshal the actress that portrayed Iris West was credited as a series regular but was written out after the pilot.
 * S.T.A.R. Labs is located at 50 Garrick Avenue which is a reference to the golden age flash Jay Garrick.
 * This episode also served as a movie.
 * Compared to the common budget of each episode of the series the pilot budget cost over 6 million dollars which is almost four time more than the other episodes that cost around a million and half.