Can All Just Agree That John WS is the greatest live action Flash. He is literally the Keaton Of Flashes

To this day I still imagine a Justice League movie with Michael Keaton, Christopher Reeve, Linda Carter, and John Wesley Shipp. I can make due with the piece Alex Ross did.

I met John at a con a few years ago. He was coming back from lunch and I turned a corner and he towered over me. I was speechless and he was nice, “Don’t worry bud, handshakes are free.” Shook his hand and told him I was a fan. His hand is huge.

I LOVED THIS SHOW!!!.. The show obviously had a MASSIVE cult following.. Such a following that John Wesley Shipp had at least 3 different roles on the 2014 Flash show... Without this show... You wouldn't have had a Smallville, Arrow, or The Flash... 💯💯✊🏾✊🏾

To this day I maintain that the biggest problem with this show and ultimately the reason why it failed is because it was on CBS. They didn't know how to do "cool" TV at that time (and arguably still today). The show was ahead of its time.

I used tune-in to watch "The Flash" and was heartbroken when it was cancelled. The Batman-esque theme song and suit did a lot to sell the mood of the show.

Keaton and Shipp together would make one cool Justice League!

This show is so good, it still holds up, and John Wesley Shipp is a great leading man

It's a real shame The Flash (1990) lasted one season. If it had continued we could have more characters introduced like Wally West who might end up becoming Kid Flash, Jay Garrick; the Flash from another world and maybe Professor Zoom who might end up becoming a recurring villian.

Flash 1990 was a pretty good show. Mark Hamill was awesome as Trickster and Corinne Bohrer was great as Prank. Just as good as Joker and Harley Quinn.

From what they said at the time is the Flash was too expensive, it kept getting pre-empted by Gulf War news and they really wanted Carol Burnett on the network so they put the money into that (and then IT tanked). The SHOW wasn't a failure, the network just failed at scheduling it and continuing the promotion after the hype.

I bought the complete series a couple months ago on dvd ar Walmart for $15. Don't regret my purchase for one minute.

This was one of the best superhero tv shows of all time imo. JWS & Amanda Pays played off each other so well & casting Mark Hamill as the Trickster was inspired. It had its faults & it was sentenced to an awful time slot, but I wager it would’ve improved by leaps & bounds if it’d gotten a second season.

I remember being told that many of the costumes for the Flash (1990) were reused from the TV show Werewolf (1987). Which leads me to say that you folks should totally do an episode on the Werewolf (1987) show because it was astounding.

This show was a big part of getting me into super heroes and comics as a kid. It was a good show that like so many was just ahead of its time.

The Trickster's episode was epic. Mark Hamill did such an amazing job.

That's why I was always so stressed trying to find it on TV, they kept changing it! Kids today don't know the struggle! I loved the show, have the DVD full season set! Also thought it was awesome that JWS was on the new Flash series. CW really did good with callback characters in all their shows but having him as Barry's dad right from the get go was awesome.

The 90's Flash TV 📺 show should have never been canceled in the first. 😀👍

I remember this show. It was actually my introduction to the character. I believe my parents still have a few episodes recorded on VHS.

Count me in as someone who watched from Episode 1, in spite of my love for the Simpsons. It's more insane that the Simpsons IS STILL ON almost 35 years later.

"Live action. Animated. Live action, that looks like it's animated" I nearly died from that end part lol.

I enjoyed the show as a kid. Cool that they brought Shipp back in the Multiverse.

Watching this show with my dad are some of my most cherished childhood memories. This and Lois and Clark, so awesome, love it! Loved seeing him come back in the CW Flash series, his appearances were always a highlight for me. Oh, and let's not forget he was Dawson's dad on Dawson's Creek lol

The 1990 Flash was definitely MY Flash. I was so gutted and bewildered when it didn't come back for a second season.

I loved that series as a kid. I watched it with my dad and we both really enjoyed it. When I saw the complete series on DVD I didn't hesitate to buy it. I think we taped The Flash so we could watch the Simpsons and go back to watch that. Watching it on DVD with a much better understand of the DC lore I picked up on a few things. Barry's older brother being named Jay and in the second episode after the premier Berry causes a car to crash and calls it in, saying it was on Garrick St. Also, Mark Hamill actually reprised his role before the CW. In Justice League Unlimited he played the Trickster in the episode "Flashpoint." But The Flash still stands as an entertainment tragedy for not getting more seasons, right up there with Brisco County Jr.

This was the first live action show I got into as a kid. I remember dressing up as the Flash in grade 2 or 3 because of it!

I watched it and liked it back in 1990. Mark Hamill was good on it as The Trickster.

I did a re-watch of this a year or so ago, and it's held up remarkably well. The cast is almost universally acting well above their weight. Probably the worst mistake the network made was to insist that The Flash be the ONLY costumed supercharacter on the show, leading to a series of forgettable opponents. Bilson & DeMeo 'snuck in' several supervillain-adjacent types like Carl Tanner and his Monster Serum (Episode 2) and Trachmann (Episode 5). When those episodes spiked ratings, the studio gave the tentative go-ahead for the episode with the Ghost (Episode 9), and when that did likewise, they were able to introduce The Trickster (Episode 12). The success of the Trickster opened the door to Captain Cold (17) and Mirror Master (19), but it was too little, too late.

That suit, is still the standard for what the costume should look like.

This was my favorite TV show at the time, did my best to never miss an episode.

This show was the best version of The Flash I've ever seen. I actually liked it. It's the best suit as well.

I remember it on TV when I was younger here in the UK and I always quite enjoyed it although watching it years later it was a shame they weren't allowed to have more villains from the comics in it. I believe from stuff I have read over the years that season 2 would have featured way more.

I remember when this came out. Too bad it didn’t pan out. I enjoyed it. At least the cartoon cooperative storytelling adventure version worked out with Justice League.

It's a shame they couldn't make this show work, because I remember it well and it was very well done. John Wesley Shipp was fantastic in the role and I was so in love with Amanda Pays (the accent, the eyes). I'm glad it eventually gained a cult following (not to mention the love it gets here) and as bad as the CW Flash eventually became after the fourth season, I was happy Mr. Shipp was a part of it since he was so good 30 years prior. Great video.

I remember this one. In hindsight, perhaps the thing I enjoyed most about it (other than it was visually stunning for a network TV show) was that the superhero didn't hold back against _anyone._ It didn't matter if he was a mugger, mob enforcer, rogue CIA agent, or computer hacker, he was going to eat 200 MPH haymakers and _freaking like it._ He cheerfully flaunted how much better he was than nearly everyone else, and I _loved it._ I'm not sure how much further this could've gone, but if it weren't for that truly bone-brained decision to challenge The Cosby Show, a second season would've been almost a lock. (Production challenges would've stopped it there, however.)

I loved this show! I also saw JWS at a con. He noticed a guy trying to sneak a picture and he just smiles and says “you don’t have to sneak a pic come on and get in the picture with me man.” They took the pic he shook the guys hand and told him to have fun at the con. It was really an awesome moment only overshadowed by me meeting my favorite Star Trek actors

I legit thought this was in cinemas back then. I remember my mom renting this on vhs for us, and years later the show aired on tv in my country. I was SO confused.

Still carrying that “expensive failure” tradition in 2023 😅.

History repeats itself

the 90s flash was way before my time, but when the cw flash aired and I learned about the existence of this show I had to watch it and I did, and oh... my god this show was way better than the cw show, in my eyes, the more mature flash, the more comic book accurate themes, Amanda Pays hmmm, and the suit, damn that suit looked FINE almost as fine as Amanda Pays, and surprisingly the special effects still holds up to this day, all of that was wrapped up in tim burton batman art gothic style and it had some 90s charm to it, that show was truly ahead of its time,I was so disappointed to learn that it was only 21 episodes, I wish that I had more of it to watch, but ultimately I was glad that it was even made.

The Flash was such a thrill to me because I missed out on Batman 89 in the cinema.....

Say what you will, John Wesley Shipp will always be the best version of The Flash. And that Danny Elfman intro theme!

Mark Hamill's portrayal of the Trickster foreshadowed his voice work as the Joker.

It may have failed but John Wesley Shipp will always be my Barry Allen The Flash. Remember watching it on TV on Five, when Five first launched. A classic of 90s TV.

I liked the show alot. Even re-watched it. Its always nice when the actor playing the flash is not a real life villian. Also props to the Animated Flash in JL (voiced by Michael Rosenbaum). When I found out that tv Lex was also animated Wally, I was flabergasted.

Excellent homage for a beloved short lived series . All the years later and I still wonder how a show with so much going for it didn't gel with the target audience.

Saturday Morning Cartoons need to be brought back! That was such a great experience and tradition! So many great shows, like A Pup Named Scooby Doo and The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh!

As a kid I absolutely loved this show. I thought every thing about it was cool as hell. It really is too bad that CBS muffed the punt so hard on making it work, it absolutely could have.

Underrated show.

I remember being 6 and loving this show when it came out. But my bedtime was just after The Simpsons so I had to sneak around to watch it. Good times.

John Wesley Shipp wore the character very well, I've been a fan since the premier

Batman was referenced in this show, one episode shows posters of the movie as the main character walks outside of a movie theater.

John Wesley Shipp is MY Flash. I still have the three movies on VHS! I was gutted when they killed-off Flash-90 in the modern series... but I have a "head canon" solution. In the modern series, the Earth-3 Flash is a duplicate of Earth-90's Barry Allen (because they're both played by JWS), and it's established that he is using a name from his mother's side of the family; Garrick. Like Flash-90, he too fought Mark Hamill's Trickster. In my mind, he started out living the exact same life as Flash-90, even wearing a red mask to protect his loved ones. After his brother died, and eventually his mother too, he honoured them both by dropping the name "Barry Allen" and assuming their names instead; Jay and Garrick. When his other relatives moved away or grew old and died, he no longer needed the mask, and became the Earth-3 Flash we all know. It's the only way I can watch the Flash 1990 series without becoming mournful over Flash-90's death! Earth-3 Flash is basically the same guy, but he gets a happy ending. ⚡⚡⚡

loved the original series, I was the perfect age for it. Loved the new series even better when shipp became the jay garrick version of the flash as well. It had some really good nostalgia for both series.

I loved the Flash back in 1990, there wasn't anything else like it. I met Shipp at a comicon a few years ago, he is a really nice guy.

I have a soft spot for this show, and Star Trek TNG. That era of television I really bonded with my mom as my early teenage years were rough.

I always enjoyed the pilot quite a bit. Definitely had a Burton-vibe to it. I need to check out the rest of the series. I always loved when he would pop up in the newer Flash series. JWS Playing Barry's dad was awesome, then playing Jay Garrick, to eventually suiting up as his Barry in Crisis. Very cool!

I really liked this show; unfortunately, I missed most of the last episodes because it was constantly preempted by CBS' Gulf War coverage. P.S. Amanda Pays also returned to play Tina McGee on the CWs Flash

When the show shifted to Saturday nights, the Duluth Minnesota channel shifted it again and put it into a graveyard slot at 2am or later. It was always hard to try to catch the show as the slot wasn't permanent. It's original slot was used to air local college sports games or shows like Chimeleski Funtime which showcased polka music. Apparently, that got higher ratings as well as higher ad revenue! To this day I can't look at an accordion without thinking I'd love to smash it with a hammer for ruining my Saturday night viewing experience...

I was so glad when JWS showed up on the CW Flash multiple times and reprised his role(s)! Also John mentioned in documentaries about the show how the suits were damp from sweat after the first time he wore them and never dried the whole time they were filming the show....😱😩😖

That was a great series it brought up so many memories thanks for doing this video 👍

Oh my gods!! I adore you guys!!! Absolute legends!!!!! 🥰

Absolutely love this show. I’m from Hungary and while the show never ran there in full length, the pilot and the Trickster episodes were released on VHS tape you could rent. This was an absolute revelation to a super hero fan in a world where apart from the Reeve Superman, and the Keaton Batman nothing else existed on the silver screen. A few years ago I managed to finally purchase the entire show and while I must say that to me the pilot is still the best, I love this series just as much as when I was a kid.

I remember when it 1st came on. I recorded it so I could watch it later. At some point it was like they didn't know what to do with this show.

I really like this show when I was a kid. I was sad to see it canceled. But I wasn't crazy about the mixing different incarnations of The Flash. Like Tina McGee was Wally West's would-be girlfriend and at the time did not know Barry Allen didn't like the fact that they completely ditched Iris and that she was some kind of 0:33 New Wave art major. But I really thought the outfit was impressive. The stories were pretty good. And I really wanted to see more of Mark Hamill as the trickster. And I was always hoping that it was going to lead to a new live-action Justice League

You should do a video on Dick Tracey! I love that movie!

I was a kid/teen when this was on TV and it was my favorite show at the time.

That wad a magical time for me. Flash, Dark Shadows, MMPR was right around the corner, I discovered Dragon Ball & Sailor Moon. But Flash was my dream come true. I loved Barry Allen's Flash. Ad much as I loved Wally West, Barry was my Flash.

I really like this show, it's 100 times better then the recent movie

First! Loved this show!

This show changed my life. Please Do An Episode About Jolt Cola!!!!

John Francis Moore wasn't the first writer to work on "American Flagg" after Chaykin. Steven Grant and J.M DeMatteis each attempted to replace Chaykin as the writer before him. (Not because the publisher wanted Chaykin replaced, but because he was too busy with multiple projects.) Alan Moore also wrote fill-in stuff before John Francis Moore. Grant and DeMatteis were writers in Volume One of the comic, while John Francis Moore didn't come on until Volume Two.

Flash movie sucks. You know what else sucks? Y'all just doing the video you want to do in the order you want to do them on your own time. Do the videos I want to see. Damn. Like Conan the adventurer. No one else would be cool? Real deep dive all the way back to that cartoon that comes on the Spanish Channel sometimes now but it was in English on Nickelodeon when I was a kid. The Seven Cities of Gold or some crap... the baby that Spartacus cartoon about the guy that had a crossbow on his arm and held some kids Explorer underground where the weird Weeble wobble civilization of people lives in their weird talking spaceship with a head

The Flash - Causing expense failures for over 30 years.

The series never aired here, but the two Trickster episode release on VHS did hit the stores and I LOVED it. lol

I was stoked for The Flash when it came out, and our high school concert band even did the Danny Elfman theme in concert!

Carmine Infantino is an objectively awesome name.

I enjoyed watching John Wesley Shipp’s The Flash. I certainly remembered Mark Hamill as the Trickster, and there was a hero called Nightshade, who’s obviously inspired by the Shadow and Batman. Amanda Pays was beautiful as Dr. Tina McGee.

That turtles commercial has to be one of Christian Slater's earliest roles lol!

I love how much CW used John Shipp. Feels like a good full circle for him.

I was so hyped when John Wesley Shipp showed up on the new Flash. His version was great.

I enjoyed this show when I was a kid. That costume was airbrushed muscle perfection.

The cameo by a young Christian Slater, you know star of Gleaming the Cube and KUFFS, in that TMNT commercial surprised me. lol

I was in highschool. My french teacher had a huge crush on the actor who played the flash on tv.

I think the Flash is one of the best choices from DC for a starter hero. His powers and villains start out pretty grounded and simple. We start with a guy who runs fast vs a guy who uses mirrors and a ray gun to make trick shots, and end with a guy who bends time to his will vs a dude who can access a dimension connecting all reflective surfaces and pull things through it. It gives newbies time to ease into the wackier side of comics instead of tosing them straight into Gorilla City. He also learns about his powers in fun ways, like drinking his first coffee in years only for the jitters to make him vibrate through the floor, or moving between dimensions because he ran WAY too fast to try and save someone. His life has pretty great storytelling engines in it, like his job as a forensic scientist for the police making crime fighting a part of his daily life (superhero CSI), or the built in drama of his dad being in jail for his moms murder and Barry not believing it was him. His interest in chemistry gives the writers an excuse to have him go to STAR Labs for more scifi heavy baddies on top of it. When he adds Kid Flash we gain high school stories and can shift the learning aspect of any kid show about them to the younger hero so Flash doesn't have to relearn things again and again. Barry has a great personality which can work for young kids and adults. He's such a kind-hearted vanilla teddybear that it wouldn't feel out of place for him to give a "lesson fo the day" for the kids and the adults could easily see themselves taking someone like him out for some beers and chatting. His wholesomeness extends to his villains (which are higher on my personal list than the Batman or Spider-Man ones) who have their own interpersonal friendships and drama. Captain Cold and his Rogues all meet up to watch sports and drink because they're all actual friends outside of super villianing. I can't remember if it was Barry or Wally, but one of the Flash's stayed over to have ice cream and watch a game with Captain Cold after they fought once. It's more of a contest than life or death with them and that can be a lot of fun to work with. Flash even has the potential for that 3rd season shift shows often have where stuff gets dark. Reverse Flash, Gorilla City invading, or The Top could all herald the "darker age" of a Flash show by upping the stakes past Trickster stealing a diamond. They can even refresh the show by shifting main characters with a Crisis or bringing in Hal Jordan so he and Barry can fight some space threats and check out the GL Corps. I'd like to see an alternate universe where Flash got a really good cartoon in the late 90s or early 2000s. It would be interesting to see how the cultural zeitgeist around superheroes would differ.

I was in college at the time, and there was a gang of us in my dorm who gathered in the lobby to watch every episode religiously. I still suspect the show had deep support, but a lot of it was in places Nielsen ratings simply couldn't measure.

Me and My Dad watched this together. John Wesley Shipp is my favorite when it comes to the actors that have played The Flash

The Arrowverse crossover where John Wesley Shipp's Flash died was actually Crisis On Infinite Earths, not Elseworlds.

This was my first exposure to the Flash character. Used to be on Sky One every Friday night (uk) when I was a little. I was crazy about it. I knew nothing of superhero shared universes at the time but a decade later, I remember seeing a book called *"JLA Secret Origins"* with the Flash, Superman, Wonder Woman and Batman all together which absolutely *blew* my mind. I've held DC characters, just a bit, closer to my heart than others ever since.

I worked with Mark Dacascos in 2022 on season 3 of Warrior, my profile picture is me holding a parrot on set of that exact show. Mark is such a lovely man, he recited a poem to me in between takes. Thanks for the awesome content!

I was in the second grade when this debuted, and I still remember how excited I was. I recorded the premiere episode and rewatched it endlessly, and was really bummed when the plug was pulled after season 1

One of my favorite things in the Arrowverse was how they treated previous DC films and TV. It was so great the way The Flash honored JWS and what had come before.

I was in HS when this came out. I remember it was a BIG deal, then just kind of fizzled out. By the end of the season, it was like, “oh yeah, there’s a Flash show”. I crushed pretty bad on Amanda Pays tho.

I have vivid memories of sitting on the living room carpet in front of the tv watching this series....it was awesome

My dad and I are flash fans and I remember watching this with him and my mom the day it aired. I still remember the first commercial was for pert plus. Loved it and still cherish the memories.

I love that you used a freeze frame of the late Paul De Meo from my "Trancers" making-of documentary. What an honor! I am a HUGE fan of the Secret Galaxy channel.

At long last, a high quality version of that one movie clip.

I love that you quoted Barry, when he describes to Tina which chemicals were on the shelves when the lightning struck. 🙂

Oh yeah, this came out when I was in high school. I wasn't the biggest fan, but I do remember watching some episodes.

Always loved the theme tune by Elfman.