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Meet Barry Williams at Retro Con 2026!
“The Casanova of Clinton Avenue” is heading to Oaks Expo Center on Station Avenue! Meet actor and singer Barry Williams this September at Retro Con 2026!
The Brady Bunch remains one of the ultimate “comfort food” tv shows, a series that never really disappeared and continues bringing in new fans decade after decade. Whether you grew up watching the original broadcasts, after-school reruns, Nick at Nite marathons, videotapes, DVDs, streaming binges, or weekend blocks on MeTV, the Brady magic just keeps on going.
Barry Williams became a pop culture icon as Greg Brady! The cool older brother with the peerless smile, shaggy hair, electric guitar, self-confidence, and penchant for finding trouble. Greg gave us countless unforgettable moments, like the infamous “Greg’s smoking” episode, stealing the Coolidge High goat mascot Raquel, taking on the role of teen idol Johnny Bravo, accidentally turning his hair bright orange before graduation, and of course surviving the legendary Hawaii vacation three-parter with the taboo tiki idol that brought the Brady family a brush with supernatural doom. *cue ominous tiki music*
Barry returned to the Brady universe throughout the years in projects like The Brady Kids cartoon, Brady Bunch Variety Hour, The Brady Girls Get Married, A Very Brady Christmas, The Bradys follow-up series, and HGTV’s A Very Brady Renovation. He even made a memorable cameo in the 1995 Brady Bunch Movie as a skeptical music producer that rejects Greg’s corny song pitches about clowns and beanstalks… Today, Barry keeps Brady nostalgia alive with ‘The Real Brady Bros’ podcast alongside fellow Brady brother Christopher Knight, revisiting classic episodes and behind-the-scenes stories from one of TV’s most iconic families!
So grab your bell-bottoms, practice your “Sunshine Day” harmonies, and prepare for an outta sight weekend! Meet Barry Williams for autographs, photo ops, Brady stories, and maybe even get your cursed tiki idol blessed. And joining Barry at the show will be fellow Brady alum Nicholas Hammond, remembered by Brady fans as “big man on campus” Doug Simpson from the classic episode “The Subject Was Noses”. Far out!
Check out Barry’s official Website HERE!
Meet Nicholas Hammond at Retro Con 2026!
Get ready, true believers… Spider-Man himself is swinging his way into town! We’re thrilled to welcome actor Nicholas Hammond to Retro Con 2026, September 12th & 13th in Oaks, PA!!
Nicholas belongs to one of the most exclusive clubs in pop culture history- he’s one of only a handful of actors to ever portray Spider-Man and Peter Parker in live-action! He starred as the famous web-slinger in the 1977 cult classic ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ TV series- long before CGI, cinematic universes, and multiverse madness. The show delivered charismatic actors, rooftop stunts, practical web-swinging effects, grounded villains, and that unmistakable 1970’s New York atmosphere. His legacy as Spider-Man still resonates today, celebrated with a recent Marvel Legends figure from Hasbro, as well as an instantly sold-out high-end figure from Hot Toys. (We’re still reeling from missing that one…)
And long before climbing walls, Nicholas hiked the Austrian Alps as eldest son Friedrich von Trapp in the timeless 1965 musical ‘The Sound of Music’! From disciplined cadet, to singing joyful harmonies for “Do-Re-Mi,” he helped bring one of the most beloved movie families of all time to life in a film that continues to capture hearts to this day.
Classic TV fans may also remember Nicholas as Doug Simpson on ‘The Brady Bunch’, aka the “big man on campus” who asks Marcia Brady out on a date- but coldly bails on it after she gets hit in the nose by the most infamous football throw in sitcom history.
And in a scene-stealing role, Nicholas appeared as exuberant movie director Sam Wanamaker in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (2019). Proving that legends never go out of style- they just get cooler! “Think less hippie, more… Hells Angel! Vroom! Vroom-Vroom!!”
Nicholas Hammond’s career has spanned six decades of pop culture history, and now he’s bringing those stories to Retro Con 2026! Nicholas is coming to the show all the way from Sydney Australia, so don’t miss this rare opportunity to meet him!
Meet Robbie Rist at Retro Con 2019!
“God, I love being a turtle!!!”
Please welcome actor Robbie Rist to Retro Con 2019!
An actor of more than 45 years, Robbie’s most prominent role is voicing the high-spirited Michaelangelo in the 1990’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movies! Playing the energetic character in all 3 movies, Robbie has some of the most quotable lines in the series. “Pizza dude’s got 30 seconds…”, “Ohh, a fellow ‘chucker, eh?”, and of course the classic “Wise man say: Forgiveness is divine, but never pay full price for late pizza.”
Robbie also played genius teenager “Whiz” in the hit 80’s Saturday morning tv show Kidd Video! A hybrid of animation and live-action, Robbie not only voiced the character, but also acted in the live-action segments of the show, and performed the music videos with the rest of the main cast.
Other notable animation roles of Robbie include Choji Akimichi in the popular anime series Naruto, ‘Iggy’ in Initial D, sled dog Star in Balto, Stuffy in Doc McStuffins, Tricerashot in Transformers: Robots in Disguise, and (returning to the franchise) Mondo Gekko in 2012’s TMNT series. And of special note to Angry Video Game Nerd fans, Robbie voiced the “ET”-esque alien creature in the AVGN live-action movie!
Being an actor since he was 8 years old, Robbie can also be seen in live-action productions across 5 decades, such as the Brady Bunch (as Cousin Oliver), What’s Happening, The Bionic Woman, CHiPs, Knight Rider, Iron Eagle, and in Sharknado as Robbie the Bus Driver (he also co-wrote and performed the Sharknado theme song).
Robbie will be at the show both days, so catch him in the guest section on the show floor! He’ll also be part of a Q&A at the show (day and time to be determined soon).
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98.5 WXPM The Phoenix
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The Retro Network
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Rediscover The 80s
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The Breaux Show
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Fandom Spotlite
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Toy Spotlite
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