All the 90s Shows to Prepare You for 90s Con 2024 — and Where to Watch!

'Full House', 'Boy Meets World', '7th Heaven', 'Dawson's Creek' and more iconic 90s casts are reuniting at the fan event held at the Connecticut Convention Center this weekend

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'Boy Meets World,' 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' and 'Dawson's Creek'. Photo:

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90s Con 2024 is just around the corner!

Beginning this Friday, the weekend-long convention presented by That's 4 Entertainment is making its return to the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut.

Fans of '90s era pop culture will be able to revel in the nostalgia with opportunities to meet their favorite '90s stars face-to-face, moderated panels and a fun-filled afterparty, hosted by PEOPLE, featuring musical performances by Disney legend Jodi Benson and 98 Degrees members Jeff Timmons and Drew Lachey.

From Full House to Dawson's Creek, here are the 90s shows you need to watch to prep for this year's festivities!

Boy Meets World

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The cast of 'Boy Meets World'.

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Boy Meets World ran from 1993 to 2000 on ABC. The coming-of-age sitcom captured the hearts of fans as it followed Cory Matthews (Ben Savage) and his relationships with family and friends as he grew from child to teen and finally, to adult.

For a few glorious years, the cast even satisfied fans’ fervent desire for a reboot with Girl Meets World, which ran from 2014 to 2017 on the Disney Channel and followed the life of Cory and Topanga’s (Danielle Fishel) daughter, Riley (Rowan Blanchard).

All seven seasons of Boy Meets World can be streamed in full on Disney+.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch

UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 25: SABRINA, THE TEENAGE WITCH - "It's a Mad... Mad Season Opener" - Season Three - 9/25/98, After Salem insults an online friend while playing chess, he gets an unexpected visit from the man, looking to do bodily harm to the cat. Melissa Joan Hart (Sabrina) also stars. ,
Melissa Joan Hart in 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch'.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch ran for seven seasons on ABC from 1996 to 2003. Based on the Archie Comics series of the same name, the sitcom followed the daily life of Sabrina Spellman (Melissa Joan Hart) after she discovers on her 16th birthday that she is a witch.

The cast also included Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nick Bakay, Nate Richert, Jenna Leigh Green, Martin Mull, Lindsay Sloane, David Lascher, Soleil Moon FryeElisa Donovan and Trevor Lissauer.

Sabrina the Teenage Witch spawned three animated spinoffs and one animated TV film. From 2018 to 2020, Netflix aired a darker, live-action series called Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, which was based on Riverdale showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa's comic book series of the same name. The show starred Kiernan Shipka as Sabrina Spellman.

The series can be streamed in full on Hulu and Paramount+.

Dawson's Creek

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The cast of 'Dawson's Creek'. Columbia/TriStar International Television

Set in the fictional small town of Capeside, Massachusetts, Dawson's Creek focused on a core group of friends whose love lives, hopes and dreams intertwined as they figured out their way through high school and college. The show managed to cover weighty issues like mental health, death and homophobia among typical teenage fare like prom dates, new friends and first love.

James Van Der Beek took on the titular role of Dawson Leery, an amateur filmmaker whose heart is set on his own happily ever after with one of his best friends, Joey Potter (Katie Holmes). Dawson's other best friend, Pacey Whitter (Joshua Jackson), and Capeside newbie Jen Lindley (Michelle Williams) put a crinkle in Dawson's carefully plotted-out future.

Dawson's Creek can be streamed on Paramount+ or for free on cwtv.com.

Full House

FULL HOUSE - "The Heartbreak Kid" - Season Six - 2/9/93, Jesse (John Stamos) was assisted by Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin) with his laptop computer.
Jodie Sweetin and John Stamos on 'Full House'.

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Airing from 1987 to 1995, Full House told the story of Danny Tanner (Bob Saget) a widowed father who receives help from his brother-in-law Jesse Katsopolis (John Stamos) and best friend Joey Gladstone (Dave Coulier) to raise his three daughters Stephanie (Jodie Sweetin), D.J. Tanner (Candace Cameron Bure) and Michelle Tanner (Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen). Lori Loughlin, Andrea Barber and Scott Weinger also starred.

In 2016, Saget and the rest of the cast reprised their roles for Netflix's Fuller House.

Full House can be streamed on Max while Fuller House can be seen on Netflix.

7th Heaven

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The cast of '7th Heaven'.

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7th Heaven spanned 11 seasons from 1996 to 2007.

The family drama followed a Christian Protestant minister and his wife navigating raising seven children of various ages while residing in the fictional town of Glenoak, California. 

7th Heaven can be streamed on Paramount+.

Hey Dude

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Christine Taylor and David Lascher in 'Hey Dude'. Shout! Factory

Hey Dude premiered on Nickelodeon in July 1989 and ran until August 1991 for five seasons. The series followed a group of teen workers on a ranch in Tucson, Arizona and starred David Lasche, Christine Taylor, David Brisbin, Kelly Brown, Debra Kalman, Joe Torres, Geoffrey Coy, Jonathan Galkin, and Josh Tygiel.

The series can be streamed on Paramount+.

Step By Step

Suzanne Somers' Step by Step Costars Set to Reunite at 90s Con for the First Time Since Her Death
The cast of 'Step by Step'.

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Step by Step aired from 1991 to 1998 for seven seasons and told the story of Frank Lambert ((Patrick Duffy), a divorced contractor, and Carol Foster (Suzanne Somers), a widowed beautician. After a whirlwind courtship and a hasty marriage, the couple and their collective six children move into one home and learn to navigate their lives as a new blended family.

The series can be streamed in full on Max.

Roswell

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The cast of 'Roswell'.

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Roswell, based on the Roswell High book series by Melinda Metz, ran for two seasons from 1999 to 2022. The series stars Shiri Appleby, Majandra Delfino, Colin Hanks and Nick Wechsler, high school students living in Roswell, New Mexico. The trio eventually meet a group of alien-human hybrids (Katherine Heigl, Jason Behr and Brendon Fehr) and help keep their extraterrestrial friends hidden from the government.

The series can be streamed on Hulu.

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90s Con is occurring through Sunday at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut. Tickets can be purchased here.

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