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"The Trickster" | |
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Series The Flash Season 1, Episode 12 | |
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Air date | February 7th, 1991 |
Writers | Howard Chaykin; John Francis Moore |
Director | Danny Bilson |
Producers | David L. Beanes; Danny Bilson; Paul De Meo; Gail Morgan Hickman; Frank Jimenez; Don Kurt; Michael Lacoe |
Starring | John Wesley Shipp; Amanda Pays; Alex Desert |
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"The Trickster" is the twelfth episode of the superhero action/fantasy series The Flash and the thirteenth episode of the series overall (if one counts the two-part series premiere as two episodes). It was directed by Danny Bilson and written by Howard Chaykin and John Francis Moore. It first aired on CBS on Saturday, February 7th, 1991 at 8:00 pm.
Synopsis[]
Cast[]
Principal Cast[]
Actor | Role |
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John Wesley Shipp | The Flash, Barry Allen |
Amanda Pays | Tina McGee |
Alex Desert | Julio Mendez |
Guest Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Mark Hamill | The Trickster, James Jesse |
Joyce Hyser | Megan Lockhart |
Vito D'Ambrosio | Officer Tony Bellows |
Biff Manard | Officer Michael Murphy |
Co-Stars[]
Actor | Role |
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Mike Genovese | Lieutenant Warren Garfield |
Gloria Reuben | Sabrina |
Timothy Stack | Jim Kline |
William Long, Jr. | Matthews |
Christopher Murray | Williams |
Notes & Trivia[]
- This episode is included on disc four of The Flash: The Complete Series DVD collection.
- Production code number: 187112.
- Series developed by Danny Bilson and Paul De Meo.
- This episode is rated TV-PG (retroactive ratings classification).
- Actor Alex Désert is credited as Alex Desert in this series.
- Actor Mark Hamill is credited as "Special Appearance by" in this episode.
- Vito D'Ambrosio's character, Officer Tony Bellows, is credited only as Bellows in the opening credits.
- Biff Manard's character, Officer Michael Murphy, is credited only as Murphy in the opening credits.
- Actor Timothy Stack is credited as Tim Stack in this episode.
- This is the second episode of The Flash directed by Danny Bilson. He directs four episodes in the series in total.
- This is the fifth episode of The Flash co-written by Howard Chaykin. He writes eight episodes of the series in total.
- This is the fifth episode of The Flash co-written by John Francis Moore. He writes eight episodes of the series in total.
- This is the first appearance of Mark Hamill as The Trickster. He appears next in the series finale, "The Trial of the Trickster".
- This is the second appearance of Megan Lockwood. She appears next in "The Trial of the Trickster".
Allusions[]
- A reference is made to a location named Keystone Drive in this episode. This is a wink to the DC Universe location of Keystone City, which is the base of operations for Jay Garrick, the Golden Age Flash.
Bloopers[]
- There are no bloopers available for this episode at this time. Be the first to add some! Just click on the edit tab under the section heading and start typing. A blooper is any revealing mistake that can be found within the episode that the production crew may have missed during editing. This can range from inconsistent lines of dialogue to visible production equipment in the shot to mis-spoken lines of dialogue, or... dare we say it? A wardrobe malfunction.
Quotes[]
- Barry Allen: Hi, this is Barry. I'm out running around so leave a message.
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- Barry Allen: What was that about not always being able to save the day in my bright and shiny red armor?
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- The Trickster: Other prestidigitators may give you the illusion of sawing a woman in half... but there's no substitute for the real thing!
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