The video has remained a staple of internet memes and culture since going viral in 2011, with new, successful variations still popping up nearly a decade later. On August 18th, 2021 Know Your Meme published and interview with the kid confirming the Hercules theory. On October 26th, 2015, Redditor u/TeaBoneJones posted a theory to /r/FanTheories in which he suggests that the kid in the video is trying to quote a line from the 1997 Disney animated film Hercules where Hercules says, "Haven't you ever had a dream? Something you wanted so bad you'd do anything?" (shown below.) Although unconfirmed, the post gained over 900 upvotes in five years. On May 11th, 2013, YouTuber ItsDrewsif uploaded a metal remix of the video, garnering over 5 million views in eight years (shown below, right). On April 2nd, 2012, YouTuber harvestsun uploaded a video in which the dream kid's face is placed over Martin Luther King's during his famous "I Have A Dream" speech, garnering over 500,000 views in nine years (shown below, left). The viral success of the clip inspired video edits and remixes, primarily on YouTube. For example, on June 4th, BuzzFeed shared the video, and on June 7th, the Tosh.0 blog then shared the video. The video was shared across social media countless times over the course of the next few weeks, leading to its viral success. Have you ever had a dream that you, um, you had, your, you- you could, you’ll do, you- you wants, you, you could do so, you- you’ll do, you could- you, you want, you want him to do you so much you could do anything? Spread On June 2nd, 2011, YouTuber mrblueangeldood uploaded the isolated clip of the boy fumbling his sentence, titled "Have you ever had a dream like this?" The clip went viral, gaining over 67 million views in 10 years (shown below). They also uploaded the isolated clip to their channel, garnering over 1.7 million views in the same span of time. At the end of the video is a blooper in which a boy in a red shirt attempts to say something about dreams, but stumbles over the sentence, making it completely incoherent (shown below). On January 24th, 2011, YouTuber lololark uploaded a compilation of the interviews, gaining over 181,000 views in 10 years. The video contains a number of interviews with children about dreams. On July 15th, 1999, Turner Classic Movies released Goodnight Moon and Other Sleepytime Tales, a primarily animated home-video special consisting of readings of bedtime stories like Goodnight Moon, and featuring narration from Susan Sarandon.
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