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"The Trickster"
Series The Flash
Season 1, Episode 12
Flash 1990 1x12 002
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
John Wesley Shipp The Flash, Barry Allen
Amanda Pays Tina McGee
Alex Desert Julio Mendez

Guest Stars[]

Actor Role
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
Mike Genovese Lieutenant Warren Garfield
Gloria Reuben Sabrina
Timothy Stack Jim Kline
William Long, Jr. Matthews
Christopher Murray Williams

Notes & Trivia[]

  • Production code number: 187112.
  • This episode is rated TV-PG (retroactive ratings classification).
  • 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.
  • 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.

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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