The Flash (1990 TV series)
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The Flash (1990 TV series) is a live-action superhero show based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen, following a forensic scientist who gains super-speed and fights crime in Central City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Flash (1990 TV series) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9131477 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Flash (1990 TV series) Context triple: [Danny Bilson, notableWork, The Flash (1990 TV series)]
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A.
The Flash (2014 TV series)
The Flash (2014 TV series) is a DC Comics–based superhero drama following crime scene investigator Barry Allen, who gains super-speed and protects Central City from metahuman threats.
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B.
The Flash (DCAU)
The Flash (DCAU) is the fast-talking, super-speed superhero identity of Wally West in the DC Animated Universe, serving as a core member of the Justice League known for his humor, heart, and incredible velocity.
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C.
The Flash (DC Comics issues)
The Flash (DC Comics issues) is a DC Comics superhero series chronicling the high-speed adventures of the Scarlet Speedster across various story arcs and creative runs.
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D.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman is a 1990s television series that reimagines the Superman story with a strong focus on the romantic and professional relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane.
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E.
The Flash
The Flash is a professional women's soccer team based in Western New York that has competed in top-tier U.S. leagues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Flash (1990 TV series) Target entity description: The Flash (1990 TV series) is a live-action superhero show based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen, following a forensic scientist who gains super-speed and fights crime in Central City.
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A.
The Flash (2014 TV series)
The Flash (2014 TV series) is a DC Comics–based superhero drama following crime scene investigator Barry Allen, who gains super-speed and protects Central City from metahuman threats.
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B.
The Flash (DCAU)
The Flash (DCAU) is the fast-talking, super-speed superhero identity of Wally West in the DC Animated Universe, serving as a core member of the Justice League known for his humor, heart, and incredible velocity.
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C.
The Flash (DC Comics issues)
The Flash (DC Comics issues) is a DC Comics superhero series chronicling the high-speed adventures of the Scarlet Speedster across various story arcs and creative runs.
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D.
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman
Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman is a 1990s television series that reimagines the Superman story with a strong focus on the romantic and professional relationship between Clark Kent and Lois Lane.
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E.
The Flash
The Flash is a professional women's soccer team based in Western New York that has competed in top-tier U.S. leagues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | stereo ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Barry Allen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
DC Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| character |
Barry Allen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Captain Cold NERFINISHED ⓘ Henry Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Julio Mendez NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirror Master NERFINISHED ⓘ Nora Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ Tina McGee NERFINISHED ⓘ Trickster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer |
Danny Elfman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shirley Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Danny Bilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul De Meo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
Danny Bilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paul De Meo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Flash (2014 TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
action
ⓘ
crime ⓘ science fiction ⓘ superhero ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | forensic scientist ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 22 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | CBS ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEnd | 1991-05-18 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1990-09-20 ⓘ |
| partOfFranchise | DC Comics television universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
ⓘ
surface form:
NTSC
|
| portrays |
Amanda Pays as Tina McGee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
John Wesley Shipp as Barry Allen ⓘ |
| precededBy | various DC Comics adaptations ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Warner Bros. Television ⓘ |
| protagonistGainsPower | super-speed ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
| setting | Central City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Alex Désert
NERFINISHED
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Amanda Pays NERFINISHED ⓘ John Wesley Shipp NERFINISHED ⓘ Paula Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tim Thomerson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Flash (1990 TV series) Description of subject: The Flash (1990 TV series) is a live-action superhero show based on the DC Comics character Barry Allen, following a forensic scientist who gains super-speed and fights crime in Central City.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.