90s Con 2024: Tales from the Star-Studded Event Saturday, Including Dawson's Creek and Full House Panels

'7th Heaven', 'Boy Meets World' and 'Roswell' are among the other iconic 90s casts reuniting at the fan event held at the Connecticut Convention Center this weekend

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The cast of 'Boy Meets World' at 90s Con Tampa in September 2023. Photo:

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PEOPLE is taking you back to the '90s this weekend.

That's 4 Entertainment is bringing 90s Con back to the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut — and PEOPLE is on the ground, moderating the panels and even hosting Saturday night's after-hours party featuring musical performances by Disney legend Jodi Benson and 98 Degrees' Jeff Timmons and Drew Lachey!

At the weekend-long event, which began on Friday, fans come face-to-face with stars from their favorite '90s shows, including Full House, Dawson's Creek, 7th Heaven and Boy Meets World.

PEOPLE will be covering every can't-miss moment from inside the star-studded event, live. Keep reading here for breakdowns, fun highlights and iconic reunions.

98 Degrees' Drew Lachey and Jeff Timmons Rock PEOPLE's Afterparty

March 18, 2024 10:15 AM EDT
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Drew Lachey and Jeff Timmons of 98 Degrees at PEOPLE's 90s Con Afterparty.

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Saturday night's official 90s Con afterparty, hosted by PEOPLE, was a bash — thanks in large part to a pair of rousing performances.

Jodi Benson, the voice of Ariel in the original Little Mermaid, brought the house down when she sang "Part of Your World." And Drew Lachey and Jeff Timmons from 98 Degrees heated things up with their performance of the boy band's hit ballads "I Do (Cherish You)" and "Because of You."

James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smith's Jetski 'Trouble'

March 18, 2024 10:15 AM EDT
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James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smith at 90s Con 2024.

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Dawson's Creek costars James Van Der Beek and Kerr Smth took the panel stage and admitted they got into a bit of trouble while filming in Wilmington, North Carolina — just not "Hollywood trouble," they explained.

The two actors each owned Jetskis at the time and shared stories of taking them onto the water right after a big storm during hurricane season.

While riding the waves, "sometimes you hit the back jet on the ground and you break the prop," Smith recalled, which would then require them to get "the tow of shame," often by the bar the cast frequented.

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Andrew Keegan Makes Surprise Cameo During the 'Full House' Reunion Panel

March 16, 2024 06:09 PM EDT
Andrew Keegan arrives at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Searchlight Pictures' "Flamin' Hot" at Hollywood Post 43 - American Legion on June 09, 2023 in Hollywood, California
Andrew Keegan is pictured arriving at the Los Angeles Special Screening Of Searchlight Pictures' "Flamin' Hot" at Hollywood Post 43 - American Legion on June 09, 2023 in Hollywood, California.

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During the Full House reunion panel on Saturday, moderated by PEOPLE's Dory Jackson, Andrew Keegan — who had a brief guest-star role on the series as Ryan, the boy who stood up Jodie Sweetin's Stephanie — made an unexpected appearance to make amends with the series vet.

"One of you have mentioned the Full House episode where I stood you on," Keegan began, getting down on his knees before Sweetin. "So, I came to apologize."

After Sweetin shared her appreciation for Keegan's sweet gesture, the 10 Things I Hate About You actor added: "I just was walking by and I just wanted to say hi!"

"Thank you!" Sweetin added.

That Time 'Full House' Star Jodie Sweetin 'Out-Bobbed' Bob Saget

March 16, 2024 05:48 PM EDT
FULL HOUSE, top, from left: Dave Coulier, John Stamos, Bob Saget, Scott Weinger, bottom, from left: Andrea Barber, Blake Tuomy-Wilhoit, Lori Loughlin, Jodie Sweetin, Mary-Kate Olsen, Dylan Tuomy-Wilhoit, Candace Cameron Bure, 1993, 1987-1995.
The cast of 'Full House' circa 1993.

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In a wide-ranging chat, Full House's Jodie Sweetin and Dave Coulier discussed all the comedic influence the show's adults — Coulier, Bob Saget and John Stamos — had on young Sweetin's sense of humor.

"First of all, you were always like the funniest on the show," Coulier, 64, said sweetly to Sweetin.

Later in the panel, which was moderated by PEOPLE's Dory Jackson, the actress, 42, remembered a moment where she hit a personal comedy milestone.

"On Fuller [House], I was the one that you can see constantly saying things very much like Bob," Sweetin admitted. "I definitely got a sense of humor like you guys."

'Yeah, you did," Coulier said. "I feel sorry for you."

"I'll never forget when I out-Bobbed Bob," Sweetin added later. "At our Fuller House wrap party, I said a joke. I don't know what it was — I probably blocked it out of my memory — but he was like, 'Wow. That's dark,' for a while. For Bob to go, "wow," I was like, 'Did I do it? Did I out-Bob Bob?!' And he was like, 'Yeah, that was pretty dark.' I was like, 'You're welcome.'"

Sweetin continued: "I'll never forget that. He was like, 'I am so sorry to your mom that I influenced this with this."

The 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' Cast Keeps Their Group Texts 'Spicy'

March 16, 2024 12:20 PM EDT
SABRINA THE TEENAGE WITCH, top from left: Michelle Beaudoin, Nate Richert, Jenna Leigh Green; bottom: Beth Broderick, Melissa Joan Hart, Salem the cat, Caroline Rhea, (Season 1, 1996)
The cast of 'Sabrina the Teenage Witch' circa 1996.

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Moments after Sabrina the Teenage Witch stars Melissa Joan Hart, Jenna Leigh Green, Alimi Ballard, Beth Broderick and Nate Richert took the panel stage, they opened up to moderator Kimberly J. Brown (star of Halloweentown) about their continued closeness.

"We text," one of the actors said.

"We have a spicy group text. It gets spicy," teased another.

The actors also shared that they had a big cast reunion in 2020 right before the pandemic they all cherished. More than 100 members of the beloved sitcom’s cast and crew flew to Los Angeles from all over the country and Canada to attend.

'Boy Meets World' Star William Daniels Gets a Standing Ovation

March 16, 2024 11:47 AM EDT
BOY MEETS WORLD, Alex Desert, Will Friedle, Anthony Tyler Quinn, Rider Strong, Ben Savage, Betsy Randle, Danielle Fishel, Season 3, 1996
The cast of 'Boy Meets World' circa 1996.

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The packed house at the Boy Meets World panel kicked off with a standing ovation.

Fans roared with cheers as Danielle Fishel (Topanga Lawrence), Rider Strong (Shawn Hunter), Will Friedle (Eric Matthews), Trina McGee (Angela Moore), Bonnie Bartlett Daniels (Dean Lila Bolander), Betsy Randle (Amy Matthews), William Russ (Alan Matthews and Anthony Tyler Quinn (Jonathan Turner) took to the stage for a reunion panel moderated by PEOPLE's Dory Jackson, but they got to their feet when 97-year-old William Daniels (Mr. Feeny) made his way his spot on the couch.

Throughout the Q&A, the cast wasn't shy about their admiration for their costar.

"Every other job I went to, I was one of the most professional people on the set because of Bill Daniels," said Friedle, adding, "If you got him to laugh, it was like getting through the final level of a video game."

The '7th Heaven' Cast Takes Connecticut

March 16, 2024 10:14 AM EDT

The Camdens have arrived!

The cast of 7th Heaven Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Mackenzie Rosman and Catherine Hicks — are staging quite the family reunion here at 90s Con.

The actors from the hit WB show, which aired for 11 seasons from 1996 to 2007, won't be gathering on the panel stage until Sunday, but that didn't stop them from enjoying a night on the town in Hartford Friday.

"Beyond grateful for these crazy humans that I call family!" Mitchell wrote on Instagram. "To say that this was needed was an understatement, my heart is full and I have been so blessed to love and laugh with them!"

The cast "even FaceTimed" another Camden sibling — Jessica Biel — according to Mitchell. "There is a whole lotta love in this group."

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