"Pilot"[1] is the first episode of the first season of The Flash, and the first episode overall. It aired on September 20, 1990.
Synopsis[edit source]
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.
Appearances[edit source]
Characters[edit source]
Protagonists[edit source]
- The Flash (Barry Allen)
- Tina McGee
- Julio Mendez
- Iris West
- Arthur Cooper
- Henry Allen
- Nora Allen
- Joe Kline
- Michael Murphy
- Tony Bellows
- Shawn Allen
Antagonists[edit source]
Other Characters[edit source]
- David McGee (mentioned)
- Eve Allen
- Genghis Khan (mentioned)
- Jay Allen
- Lawrence (mentioned)
- Linda Park
Objects and Concepts[edit source]
Locations[edit source]
Notes[edit source]
- Paula Marshall, the actor that portrayed Iris West, was credited as a series regular but was written out after the pilot.
- Star 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 times more than the other episodes that cost around a million and half.
Gallery[edit source]
Barry becomes The Flash
Title Card
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