Nostalgia Con returns to George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston with bigger star lineup

HOUSTON: Craig Bartlett, creator of Hey Arnold! joined by original cast members during Nostalgia Con at the George R. Brown Convention Center in December 2024 (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

HOUSTON – Last December, thousands of fans gathered at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston for a weekend of fond memories with actors and creators behind their favorite cartoons, shows, and movies.

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If you missed it, then don’t worry because you don’t have to wait too long for Nostalgia Con’s 2025 visit!

More than 60 actors and creators, behind beloved shows on Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, and beyond, will get to have a chance to meet their Houston fans. And this year’s lineup is even bigger, so even if you don’t recognize a voice actor from one particular show, you might from another.

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“Immerse yourself in a captivating 90s to early 2000s themed event, adorned with top-notch artists, celebrity guests, vendors, and music from that bygone era,” Nostalgia Con said on its website. “Join us for an enchanted respite from the humdrum of reality as we collectively indulge in an unforgettable experience of nostalgia.”

Billy West and Dee Bradley Baker, for example, will be among the guests. West currently serves as the contemporary voice behind Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, but you might also know him as Philip J. Fry and Dr. Zoidberg from Futurama or Ren and Stimpy, of the show with the same name. Baker, however, voices various characters like Perry the Platypus on Phineas and Ferb, Klaus the Goldfish in American Dad, and Bubble Bass on SpongeBob SquarePants.

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Speaking of SpongeBob, Tom Kenny, the voice behind the main character himself, will be there!

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It won’t be all nostalgic, though, because Jessie T. Usher, who plays A-Train on The Boys, will also be there to take pictures and sign autographs.

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Last year’s Nostalgia Con featured Usher’s co-stars Karen Fukuhara and Laz Alonso.

HOUSTON: Laz Alonzo from the hit show "The Boys" on Amazon Prime speaks during a panel for Nostalgia Con at the George R. Brown Convention Center in December 2024 (Copyright 2024 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)

This year’s Nostalgia Con kicks off Friday, August 2,2 through Sunday, August 24. Tickets are available now and can be purchased on their website by clicking here.


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Historian, educator, writer, expert on "The Simpsons," amateur photographer, essayist, film & tv reviewer and race/religious identity scholar. Joined KPRC 2 in Spring 2024 but has been featured in various online newspapers and in the Journal of South Texas' Fall 2019 issue.

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