At 6:40 listen to the music playing. This piece was used again in the Batman Animated Series episode "Christmas with the Joker" when they try to stop the train. Pretty cool I think.
This show was ahead of it's time and should have lasted longer. The costume was awesome for it's time, especially being a TV show. I will agree with the guy who said the fight scenes looked kinda cheezy but all in all, it was a great show.
This show was great from the start, except.. I noticed that the fight sequences were very unrealistic, Flash punches bad guys without any power, with so much video editing and cutting, that he actually doesn't make a decent punch/kick at all. Apart from that, I enjoyed every minute of it.
I remember when this series first came out. It was too try and capitalize on the Batman movie of the time. Danny Elfman did the score also. Too bad the series only lasted one season. CBS put it up against The Simpsons, then they moved it from one time slot too another. Sometimes it was difficult too find the series. Glad it's on dvd now.
Man I loved this series ,flash is my favorite superhero , at least he's not as powerful as superman (same as batman) and thats what make them so popular , their weaknesses
@vcga it was a TV series and this one is the pilot episode aired september 20,1990. this pilot is re-edited into a movie-length that was sold in VHS/DVD. but The Flash series only had one season with 22 episodes.
i should know coz i've followed the series as a kid.
@petermiless ooo then its beyond my age... im a huge fan of flash but sadly not hardcore enough to investigate further about the existance of a series... im only 22 and i supose by the time the serie was created it was either only shown on cable(wich i didnt had at my younger age) or it was never good enough to reach southamerica :S
@vcga LOL! if it reached the place where i grew up (in Asia), then i guess it might had reached where you were also but since you were a year old when it came out so i guess it make sense you wouldn't know anything!!! hahahaha... it was a cool series, too bad it didn't last long.
@petermiless then you see my fail XD... i was to young!!!... :S... i wonder when they are going to renew flash... i mean hes the strongest of the heroes when it comes to have a special power :P...
Is it just me or did the soundtrack sound like a knock off of the danny elfman batman music? Especially right before the lightning bolt and the moon bit.
Even some of the newer comic books aren't "cannon" to each other. They will always continue to change in order to be up to date with today's technology and social life so that readers are still able to connect with the characters in the stories. The TV shows and movies are basically in the same boat... but with a major difference. They're usually directed and even written by those that have never even picked up a comic book before in their life. FTR- I do agree with you... to some degree.
This was a pretty good show. The only thing I find a bit weird is the violence. Why doesn't he just punch the guy out at @2:00 instead of tornado spinning him up to a power line to be fried (to death?) then tied up. A bit evil for a hero?
So i finished watching the whole first episode, and am EXTREMELY greatful. This would have been the first TV show i watched, but it was too violent when i was a kid, and now watching it, it's awesome. The music is almost the same as Batman's theme, and the costume is perfect. Thank you once again
I realize these guys were riding on the coattails of Tim Burton, Anton Furst and Danny Elfman but still...HOLY GOD is this show amazing. One of the few visually impressive television shows ever made (along with Twin Peaks)
Wally's "goofiness" is limited almost to the JLA show. Wally's actually a pretty conflicted character, constantly having to carry the burden of Barry's legacy while holding his own. Barry, if anything, is actually the more light-hearteded the who's always doing far more with his powers of speed than any writers have ever attempted with Wally.
So this TV show doesn't seem to portray Barry at all, but it's not Wally, either. It makes me feel like it's a totally different guy altogether.
wrong wrong and more wrong, somebody doesnt read comic books, smallville isnt really even cannon to superman its a way for hollywood to take something good and destroy it 85% of the stuff in smallville is all wrong, the way the flashes work is most of them come from the same family tree, they are not the same person dont tell anybody something unless you have the right information
@MrFlashBazbo all of them lived in smallville but did they stay there for as long as he does in the show no did he fight all the people he goes against in the the show no did he meet some of the people he met in the show at the time he was living in smallville no, and yeah i did know about superboy which is of a parallel earth in one version and a clone of superman in another, i have to admit smallville when it first started was pretty good, then it got of control
Anyway what would you know...You're only 24....I'm almost 50 and I have not only my own comics from 1966-today but my Dad's comics from 1945-1965 and my Uncle's from 1937-1960 and NO I do NOT want to sell these are going to put my Grandson through Harvard Law.
@ebrhymes I am a fan of Smallville but you are correct about it being 85% or more wrong. They have screwed up the story of Superman for the sake of some writers exercising their "creativity". I hope they fix it by making Clark go back in time with the League ring or making it all part of Jorel's test in the fortress or sumthin.
Actually they aren't Smallville was only used the ID thing as a nod to the comic books. Just like when Chloe thinks Lois should be a reporter in season 4 and Lois says that idea is just silly. And Bart isn't even Flash on the show. He is Impulse.
Heh. Totally Danny Elfman music. No joke. I love Danny Elfman and all, but it still sounded way too much like Batman to me though. But I remember watching this show when I was little. Thanks for the upload!
This series was about the Barry Allen Flash not Wally. Wally West is actually the nephew of this guy here in the show.............strange that the little kid's name at the end is Shawn not Wally. Cause i would assume that is who Wally would be
Wait a minute , you're that guy who likes to start shit with people and call them stupid when you yourself didn't know the answer.......I'm referring to the comment you made to some guy in the other vid. The fact that you asked this twice in two separate vids shows your just "trolling"
Loved this so much when it was on, need to get the DvD now. The punches look weak, cause he was punching at air in front of a green screen. They can do better now. True to form though, in the comic book, The Flash has to pull his punches against non-superhumans, or else he'd rip a person's head off going 300mph. The Sonic punch ain't no joke.
Incidentally Alex Desert who plays Julio Mendez in The Flash - now does voice overs for next gen video games.. most recognized in Tomb Raider: Legend.
I remember watching this and bits and pieces from various episodes (when the show was preempted all the time) when I was a kid. I was so glad when it was released on DVD finally (still have the pilot episode on VHS). Good show that was unfortunately not given a chance (typical of any new and original show that makes the audience think or is slightly intelligent). Instead, we get reality tv crap year after year. BLEH!!!
Better than most of the homogenous crap on TV today (ie Big B-other). Friday night television was worth staying in for. They should bring it back (even as a re-run).
@Josh050302 Well, the reason it weakened him was because he was burning up w tremendous amount of energy, which would explain why he'd be eating like a horse after he became "The Flash"
I feel like the only person that should say the line "Uncle Berry" Is Wally West
vide0lover 2 months ago
At 6:40 listen to the music playing. This piece was used again in the Batman Animated Series episode "Christmas with the Joker" when they try to stop the train. Pretty cool I think.
alucard624 3 months ago
Weren't anymore episodes made?!
This was fantastic!
ErichLancaster 5 months ago
Wait so superman can fly so fast he can take the earth back in time so what can the flash do what if the flash tried to pull a Superman
ziggy7570 6 months ago
can flash run so fast that he controls space and time? can he run so fast so his own feet lift from the ground?
dancingdragonify 6 months ago
This show was great
Jamesx1010 7 months ago
So, in this version, Flash is the first Bang Baby?! (See Static Shock)
ceece7 7 months ago
What is it with superheroes killing in movies and shows? It's fucking annoying!
TWOMERCY 10 months ago
This show was ahead of it's time and should have lasted longer. The costume was awesome for it's time, especially being a TV show. I will agree with the guy who said the fight scenes looked kinda cheezy but all in all, it was a great show.
superman1273 10 months ago
This show was great from the start, except.. I noticed that the fight sequences were very unrealistic, Flash punches bad guys without any power, with so much video editing and cutting, that he actually doesn't make a decent punch/kick at all. Apart from that, I enjoyed every minute of it.
antiseljakkk 11 months ago
I almost forgot about this show. It was so fun.
MisteryMitchG 1 year ago
Comment removed
MisteryMitchG 1 year ago
I remember when this series first came out. It was too try and capitalize on the Batman movie of the time. Danny Elfman did the score also. Too bad the series only lasted one season. CBS put it up against The Simpsons, then they moved it from one time slot too another. Sometimes it was difficult too find the series. Glad it's on dvd now.
hulkster46a 1 year ago
Man I loved this series ,flash is my favorite superhero , at least he's not as powerful as superman (same as batman) and thats what make them so popular , their weaknesses
oacmre 1 year ago
Dud thank you for bringing me back to my childhood! I used to LOVE this show! They should make another series,it would be awesome!!
phoenix25R 1 year ago
One of the better TV/Movie treatments of a super hero. Music is great too!
joetrainer31 1 year ago
this is just one epiode??? wtf?
JoseLara001 1 year ago
@JoseLara001 thats coz this is part of the movie XD... there is no such thing as a serie of the flash...
vcga 1 year ago
@vcga it was a TV series and this one is the pilot episode aired september 20,1990. this pilot is re-edited into a movie-length that was sold in VHS/DVD. but The Flash series only had one season with 22 episodes.
i should know coz i've followed the series as a kid.
petermiless 1 year ago
@petermiless ooo then its beyond my age... im a huge fan of flash but sadly not hardcore enough to investigate further about the existance of a series... im only 22 and i supose by the time the serie was created it was either only shown on cable(wich i didnt had at my younger age) or it was never good enough to reach southamerica :S
vcga 1 year ago
@vcga LOL! if it reached the place where i grew up (in Asia), then i guess it might had reached where you were also but since you were a year old when it came out so i guess it make sense you wouldn't know anything!!! hahahaha... it was a cool series, too bad it didn't last long.
petermiless 1 year ago
@petermiless then you see my fail XD... i was to young!!!... :S... i wonder when they are going to renew flash... i mean hes the strongest of the heroes when it comes to have a special power :P...
vcga 1 year ago
Finally! the closing credit popped up ... I thought I was gonna watch the pilot till Z phew
ThankMyself 1 year ago
@ThankMyself lol! ME2...
Krazyboy124 1 year ago
When that electric bolt shot pass the moon, that was awesome.
chris1pugsley 1 year ago
The heck does he mean, "remember me!?" Of course he does, he beat your ass less than five minutes ago.
Ashitaka1110 1 year ago 2
2:28 dbz moment!!
greatarts22 1 year ago 2
2:28 super saiyajin
xXZzNeOzZXx 1 year ago
Is it just me or did the soundtrack sound like a knock off of the danny elfman batman music? Especially right before the lightning bolt and the moon bit.
SonofDreamfinder 1 year ago
@SonofDreamfinder You know Danny Elfman did the music for this right? lol
RayzokReview 1 year ago
@RayzokReview It was actually Neil Norman who did the music for this.
patrix4th 1 year ago
Even some of the newer comic books aren't "cannon" to each other. They will always continue to change in order to be up to date with today's technology and social life so that readers are still able to connect with the characters in the stories. The TV shows and movies are basically in the same boat... but with a major difference. They're usually directed and even written by those that have never even picked up a comic book before in their life. FTR- I do agree with you... to some degree.
dotflan 1 year ago
how old is this :D
TheCheeewy 1 year ago
ok here s a theory i think about the flash
if the flash use up to much energy in a few hours his totally crashed after a while then if he rests up in a few moments his back in the game.
flashstepspeed91 1 year ago
This was a pretty good show. The only thing I find a bit weird is the violence. Why doesn't he just punch the guy out at @2:00 instead of tornado spinning him up to a power line to be fried (to death?) then tied up. A bit evil for a hero?
Aestros909 1 year ago
gosh this Flash is too muscular!
FreeeeS 2 years ago
nah i think he's ok....
balladofasinner 2 years ago
@FreeeeS well, the suit accentuates his natural musculature by conforming to his body mass, as Amanda Pays character explains to Barry
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
is this how it orginially aired on tv? it being like the length of a movie?
thegrungekid6 2 years ago
Pilot episodes are usually 2 hours, reruns would air it as a two-part episode.
Galhar 2 years ago
wow this was great! The costume's pretty sweet too (although it's weird to me that this mask has a nose piece on it)
yoyomoboman 2 years ago
So i finished watching the whole first episode, and am EXTREMELY greatful. This would have been the first TV show i watched, but it was too violent when i was a kid, and now watching it, it's awesome. The music is almost the same as Batman's theme, and the costume is perfect. Thank you once again
Sweatification 2 years ago
I realize these guys were riding on the coattails of Tim Burton, Anton Furst and Danny Elfman but still...HOLY GOD is this show amazing. One of the few visually impressive television shows ever made (along with Twin Peaks)
bignosebob1 2 years ago 12
@bignosebob1 Tim Burton, even the theme sounds like Batman 1st movie
elpitucaselacree 10 months ago
@elpitucaselacree Danny Elfman and Shirley Walker
dancingdragonify 6 months ago
@dancingdragonify thanks, dude
elpitucaselacree 6 months ago
@bignosebob1 Actually Danny Elfman did the music for this show,so technically,he was riding his own coattails.
brownblair98 5 months ago
Wally's "goofiness" is limited almost to the JLA show. Wally's actually a pretty conflicted character, constantly having to carry the burden of Barry's legacy while holding his own. Barry, if anything, is actually the more light-hearteded the who's always doing far more with his powers of speed than any writers have ever attempted with Wally.
So this TV show doesn't seem to portray Barry at all, but it's not Wally, either. It makes me feel like it's a totally different guy altogether.
RichardParker88 2 years ago 2
True to point. Wally is a tad cocky but when he needs to be serious he can be.
And in current comics Wally has kids (Bart and Iris) as well as the ability to enter the Speed Force and leave at will.
Either way the Flash is quite awesome. Hope they do a movie and do it good.
dregothic 2 years ago
please add more Episodes!!
PlatinumBlonde87 2 years ago
Comicbookman I agree. Barry Allen is much cooler. And the flash is the best superhero ever
haterofannoyances 2 years ago
waly west and barry allan and jay and bart allen are all the same guy you find out in smallville the flash episode
sparrow6788 2 years ago
wrong wrong and more wrong, somebody doesnt read comic books, smallville isnt really even cannon to superman its a way for hollywood to take something good and destroy it 85% of the stuff in smallville is all wrong, the way the flashes work is most of them come from the same family tree, they are not the same person dont tell anybody something unless you have the right information
ebrhymes 2 years ago 19
@ebrhymes
And you obviously don't read comic books either. Superboy was his own series in the 1950s and Yes he lived in Smallville....SO THERE!!! Nyah!!
MrFlashBazbo 1 year ago
@MrFlashBazbo all of them lived in smallville but did they stay there for as long as he does in the show no did he fight all the people he goes against in the the show no did he meet some of the people he met in the show at the time he was living in smallville no, and yeah i did know about superboy which is of a parallel earth in one version and a clone of superman in another, i have to admit smallville when it first started was pretty good, then it got of control
ebrhymes 1 year ago
@ebrhymes
Anyway what would you know...You're only 24....I'm almost 50 and I have not only my own comics from 1966-today but my Dad's comics from 1945-1965 and my Uncle's from 1937-1960 and NO I do NOT want to sell these are going to put my Grandson through Harvard Law.
MrFlashBazbo 1 year ago
@MrFlashBazbo RIGHT ON!!!
RayzokReview 1 year ago
@RayzokReview
UPDATE.....Grandchild turned out to be a Girl
So these comics are going to pay for my GRAND DAUGHTER'S Way through Harvard Law!!!
MrFlashBazbo 1 year ago
@ebrhymes Except the first Flash. All the other Flashes are related.
acemonkieexp 1 year ago
@ebrhymes I am a fan of Smallville but you are correct about it being 85% or more wrong. They have screwed up the story of Superman for the sake of some writers exercising their "creativity". I hope they fix it by making Clark go back in time with the League ring or making it all part of Jorel's test in the fortress or sumthin.
superman1273 10 months ago
@ebrhymes i think smallville was supposed to be action comics
NickHrynchuk12 3 months ago
Actually they aren't Smallville was only used the ID thing as a nod to the comic books. Just like when Chloe thinks Lois should be a reporter in season 4 and Lois says that idea is just silly. And Bart isn't even Flash on the show. He is Impulse.
Jedibron 2 years ago
wow this is a good series!
Does Wally ever show in here?
Psycholunitic 2 years ago
Something that I always liked about Barry Allen's Flash is that he is serious, Wally West is a little too goofy for my taste.
8comicbookman8 2 years ago
Im loving the epic Flash lightning bolt in the moon
denimmatt 2 years ago
man, when I saw that film as a kid I used to replay Pike screaming part over and over again ... very satisfying :)
Versigo 2 years ago 2
John wesley shipp's performance as an actor is pretty damn good!
ruiz95100 2 years ago
lol doesn't the music sound suspiciously close to tim burton's batman movie, still sounds good thou
ChappaMan17 2 years ago
Written by the same guy...Danny Elfman
rushaholic 2 years ago 3
And it was made by the same people.
Tsuruta1 2 years ago
@Tsuruta1 Bison & Di Meo also were responsible for creating the TV series "Viper"
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
@Gecko7291971 Didn't know that.
Tsuruta1 1 year ago
@Tsuruta1 Yeah, they did create the series of "Viper"
If you're interested, look it up
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
@Gecko7291971 Will do. Thanx. :)
Tsuruta1 1 year ago
so why is there only a pilot how did this not get picked up
drpain522 2 years ago
IT DID GET PICKED UP
tonytarheel55 2 years ago 2
great video, thanks body!!!!
lasfsaf 2 years ago
lol its buddy not body..
AcclaimGM 2 years ago
haha
NintendoRussi 2 years ago
Heh. Totally Danny Elfman music. No joke. I love Danny Elfman and all, but it still sounded way too much like Batman to me though. But I remember watching this show when I was little. Thanks for the upload!
ThePyroWitch 2 years ago 2
this was an awesome show
omzi79 2 years ago 2
love it, love it, can you make it a playlist? It makes it so much easier, but I LOVE IT!!!
chunleewan 3 years ago
WTF is this, the flashs name is wally west
Fusuha222 3 years ago
This series was about the Barry Allen Flash not Wally. Wally West is actually the nephew of this guy here in the show.............strange that the little kid's name at the end is Shawn not Wally. Cause i would assume that is who Wally would be
DarkDragoon83 3 years ago 2
nope its not wally, wally has red hair. but thanks 4 bringing up something like that, and doesn't Barry die?
MtsKiDxTREME 3 years ago
That wouldnt really make sense, because Wally West is the nephew of Iris, and this kid, Shawn, is the son of Jay. Wally is Barry's nephew in law.
frogboy2012 3 years ago
Wait a minute , you're that guy who likes to start shit with people and call them stupid when you yourself didn't know the answer.......I'm referring to the comment you made to some guy in the other vid. The fact that you asked this twice in two separate vids shows your just "trolling"
DarkDragoon83 3 years ago 2
@Fusuha222 No, Wally West was the Successor, Barry Allen was the original Flash in this series
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
@Gecko7291971 Of course, Wally West is the most well-known Flash.
Thief8Bit 1 year ago
@Thief8Bit Well, that depends on the age of the Flash fan, for me, the best known one is Barry Allen
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
Loved this so much when it was on, need to get the DvD now. The punches look weak, cause he was punching at air in front of a green screen. They can do better now. True to form though, in the comic book, The Flash has to pull his punches against non-superhumans, or else he'd rip a person's head off going 300mph. The Sonic punch ain't no joke.
{(-.-)} xSUBn
xSUBn 3 years ago 2
rofl look how buff he is 0_o HAHAHAHA lawl
ANBUrookie 3 years ago
seriously gay punches... they should make a flash movie tho!!! it'd b awesome!!
killmenow08 3 years ago
they are 2010 woot
willfullcookie 3 years ago
the flash punches so gay 1:58
krunkmanSL 3 years ago
agreed, but its funny!
r3t4rclkenz 3 years ago
LoL yeah. It was almost like a bitch slap combined with a punch. Hey, how did you make a link directly to 1:58?
Herreken 3 years ago
I don't know wait lemme try 1:58
krunkmanSL 3 years ago
oh dont put a punctuation after it
krunkmanSL 3 years ago
ahahaha yea that was definitely a gay punch
coMpLekS1 3 years ago
Incidentally Alex Desert who plays Julio Mendez in The Flash - now does voice overs for next gen video games.. most recognized in Tomb Raider: Legend.
Marcelius2006 3 years ago
man flash throws some of the gayest punches in this show, yet he still is one of my fav super heros
mach1man22 3 years ago
amanda hayes is hot! gotta get her out of those 80s clothes tho.
johnnyQuest11 3 years ago
I remember watching this and bits and pieces from various episodes (when the show was preempted all the time) when I was a kid. I was so glad when it was released on DVD finally (still have the pilot episode on VHS). Good show that was unfortunately not given a chance (typical of any new and original show that makes the audience think or is slightly intelligent). Instead, we get reality tv crap year after year. BLEH!!!
alucard624 3 years ago 2
Better than most of the homogenous crap on TV today (ie Big B-other). Friday night television was worth staying in for. They should bring it back (even as a re-run).
Thanks for this jojito26.
0FFS00 3 years ago 3
Thank so much! I was looking for this!!!
foertterb 3 years ago
Danny Elfman did great music again.
gabenine 3 years ago
i just went to boarders and they had the flash dvd set. now after watching this i think i'm going to go get it.
dungbutton 3 years ago
loved this show, gotta get more episodes posted.
Mikal8386 3 years ago
Istill remember watching this the 1st time I saw it on TV and I wish that I could've gotten to see more than just the 1st episode :)
Top rating always :)
WillieDines1 3 years ago
Flash is awesome!
nessieman 3 years ago 3
Thank you very much man for upload!
longtime I didn't see this show,it's great!
renmimbo 3 years ago
cool post thanx.
jalil124 4 years ago 2
I love how they added that every time he uses his speed it weakens him, that made him realistic.
Josh050302 4 years ago 6
@Josh050302 Well, the reason it weakened him was because he was burning up w tremendous amount of energy, which would explain why he'd be eating like a horse after he became "The Flash"
Gecko7291971 1 year ago
@Josh050302 nah, at this point he didn't realize that using his speed makes him burn insane amounts of calories, so he wasn't eating enough.
Blastaar7 1 year ago
The FLASH was a great show! Amanda Pays was HOT! I gotta get the DVD box set. Great post...!
dzstephens 4 years ago 2
she was hot indeed. its been so long since i seen this show i forgot how hot she actually was...
jacko39 4 years ago
thank you so much i wanted to watch this movie for long time but i could not but now ...............any way i an going give you 5 star on this a to l
saykarp 4 years ago
thanks a lot for posting this. do you think you can post the episode when he goes to the future :P
digitallyremixed 4 years ago 2
cool man thanks. 5 of 5
raiden0001 4 years ago
I loved to see the pilot again. Thank you
very much. Excellent! :)
vidmonger 4 years ago
you're welcome..
jojito26 4 years ago
dude, thanks so much for uploading this. I've been looking for it forever!
crossrunner83 4 years ago