420Doggface208S Dreams Skateboarding Video

2020Viral video / TikTokclassic

Also known as: Cranberry Dreams · Morning Vibe · Fleetwood Mac Skateboard TikTok

420Doggface208's Dreams Skateboarding Video is a September 2020 TikTok clip of Nathan Apodaca cruising a highway on a longboard, sipping Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and lip-syncing to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams.

420Doggface208's "Dreams" Skateboarding Video is a viral TikTok clip of Nathan Apodaca cruising down a highway on his longboard, sipping Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and lip-syncing to Fleetwood Mac's 1977 hit "Dreams." Posted on September 25, 2020, the 22-second video racked up over 13 million TikTok views in under a week and became one of the defining feel-good moments of pandemic-era internet1. The clip sent "Dreams" back onto the Billboard charts 43 years after its original run and inspired recreations from Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people9.

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Overview

The video is disarmingly simple. Apodaca stands on a longboard rolling down a road, a large bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice in one hand, the wind in his hair. Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" plays as he casually lip-syncs and occasionally takes swigs from the bottle. No edits, no effects, no punchline. The whole thing lasts 22 seconds2.

What made the clip so magnetic was the pure, effortless calm Apodaca projected. In a year dominated by a global pandemic, political chaos, and collective anxiety, watching a guy just *vibe* on a skateboard felt almost medicinal. The word "vibe" became inseparable from the video. Apodaca captioned it simply: "Morning vibe"2.

Nathan Apodaca, a Mexican-American father of two who went by @420doggface208 on TikTok, had already been making videos on the platform since 201910. His daughters Makyla and Angelia introduced him to the app and helped him film his first posts1. He quickly built a following around goofy dance clips set to nostalgic tracks from the '90s and worked at a potato warehouse10. By September 2020 he had about 1.1 million followers and 674 videos posted1.

On September 25, 2020, Apodaca was heading to work when his truck broke down on the side of the road8. Rather than stress about it, he grabbed his longboard and a bottle of Ocean Spray, hit record, and coasted down the highway to "Dreams." The resulting clip went up on TikTok that morning7.

Origin & Background

Platform
TikTok (original post), Twitter (viral spread)
Creator
Nathan Apodaca
Date
2020

Nathan Apodaca, a Mexican-American father of two who went by @420doggface208 on TikTok, had already been making videos on the platform since 2019. His daughters Makyla and Angelia introduced him to the app and helped him film his first posts. He quickly built a following around goofy dance clips set to nostalgic tracks from the '90s and worked at a potato warehouse. By September 2020 he had about 1.1 million followers and 674 videos posted.

On September 25, 2020, Apodaca was heading to work when his truck broke down on the side of the road. Rather than stress about it, he grabbed his longboard and a bottle of Ocean Spray, hit record, and coasted down the highway to "Dreams." The resulting clip went up on TikTok that morning.

How It Spread

The video caught fire almost immediately. Within hours of posting, Twitter user @DrewFrogger shared it with the caption "I don't use this verbiage often but this is a whole vibe. simple as that." That tweet pulled in over 20 million views, 823,000 likes, and 200,000 retweets in its first week.

The next day, September 26, Fleetwood Mac's official Twitter account shared the video and wrote "We love this!" picking up 451,000 likes and 59,000 retweets. On September 27, Apodaca posted his own tweet thanking fans for donations and sharing the original clip, which hit 3.6 million views and 298,000 likes in 24 hours.

By the end of its first week, the TikTok had crossed 13 million views with 2.8 million likes and 42,000 comments. The story was covered by Billboard, The Independent, The Tab, Junkee, and dozens of other outlets. On Twitter alone, the video circulated through multiple reposts totaling over 20 million additional views.

On October 4, 2020, Mick Fleetwood joined TikTok specifically to recreate the video. He captioned it "@420doggface208 had it right. Dreams and Cranberry just hits different." The post hit 4.8 million views, 1.1 million reactions, and 16,000 comments in under two days. Nine days later, Stevie Nicks posted her own version. She laced up roller skates, broke out a bottle of cranberry juice, and actually sang the lyrics live rather than lip-syncing. Lindsey Buckingham, Nicks' ex-boyfriend and former bandmate, eventually filmed his take on horseback. Slate critic Brittany Spanos noted the choice was almost too perfect: "Of course he chose to film his on a horse, one whole month after Apodaca posted his video".

Over 170,000 TikTok users created their own versions of the skateboarding-and-juice formula. Recreations swapped in margarita glasses for bottles, Heelys for skateboards, tacos for cranberry juice, and even Halloween costumes for casual clothes.

How to Use This Meme

The format is straightforward: film yourself doing something relaxing and carefree while listening to "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, ideally with a beverage in hand. The most faithful recreations include:

1

Some form of rolling transport (skateboard, longboard, bike, Heelys, even a shopping cart)

2

A large drink, traditionally cranberry juice sipped directly from the bottle

3

Casual lip-syncing to "Dreams"

4

An easy, unbothered demeanor. No mugging for the camera, no jump cuts

Cultural Impact

The most measurable impact was on Fleetwood Mac's streaming numbers. "Dreams," originally the band's only U.S. number-one single back in 1977, saw a 127 percent spike on Spotify and a 221 percent jump on Apple Music. Sales increased 184 percent. Billboard noted the song was poised to re-enter the Hot 100, 43 years after its debut. Journalist Lenard Monkman initially reported streams had shot up by 2,000 percent.

For Apodaca personally, the video changed everything. TMZ tracked him down and learned he'd been living in an RV with no running water, parked outside his brother's house. Since the video went viral, fans had sent him $10,000 in donations. He planned to give his mom $5,000, bought his girlfriend a washer/dryer, and got clothes for his daughter. Ocean Spray gifted him a brand-new cranberry-red truck, an especially fitting gesture since the reason he'd been on a skateboard in the first place was that his old car had died. Footlocker also reached out about a potential deal.

The video's cultural timing was significant. Slate's year-end music roundup framed it as a collective craving for serenity: "Something about it hit our collective consciousness' need for serenity now. We all aspire to be as pleasantly unbothered as Apodaca is". The clip managed to stay positive even as it got commercialized. Unlike most viral moments that sour under the weight of brand deals and corporate recreations, this one kept its warmth.

Apodaca also joined Cameo, offering personalized video shoutouts for around £41.50 each. His Instagram following ballooned to over 450,000.

Fun Facts

The "208" in Apodaca's handle is Idaho's area code, and he worked at a potato warehouse before going viral.

Apodaca was introduced to TikTok by his daughters, who also helped him film his earliest videos.

"Dreams" was Fleetwood Mac's only number-one single in the United States when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.

Stevie Nicks, a self-described technophobe who once said "all people do is sit around and text," broke character to post a TikTok because of Apodaca's video.

Mick Fleetwood suggested he and Apodaca should "create one together" after COVID-19 ended.

Derivatives & Variations

Mick Fleetwood's recreation

— The Fleetwood Mac drummer's first and possibly only TikTok, posted October 4, 2020, directly crediting @420doggface208[6].

Stevie Nicks' roller skate version

— Posted October 13, 2020, Nicks sang live instead of lip-syncing while skating and drinking cranberry juice[5].

Lindsey Buckingham's horseback version

— Buckingham filmed his recreation while riding a horse, posted about a month after the original[4].

Halloween costume mashups

— Users combined the skateboard-and-juice look with spooky season costumes, blending two trends into one[8].

Dr. Phil recreation

— The TV personality made his own TikTok using the same song and format[5].

Frequently Asked Questions

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    Viral TikTok video shows man skateboarding to Fleetwood Mac song ‘Dreams' | The Independentarticle
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    420Doggface208's "Dreams" Skateboarding Video - Know Your Memeencyclopedia
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    Fleetwood Mac Dreams Meme Videoarticle
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    The year in Fleetwood Mac’s “Dreams,” from @420doggface208’s skateboarding video to countless other TikToks.article
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    How did "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac become the latest TikTok trend? – Film Dailyarticle
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    Fleetwood Mac News: MICK FLEETWOOD RECREATES VIRAL DREAMS VIDEOarticle
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    Everyone's Recreating The Iconic Skateboarding To Fleetwood Mac TikTokarticle
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    Who is Nathan Apodaca? How TikTok sensation and Fleetwood Mac hit became viral cranberry juice-sipping 'uncle'article
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    Meet Nathan Apodaca: The Fleetwood Mac skateboarding TikTok manarticle

420Doggface208S Dreams Skateboarding Video

2020Viral video / TikTokclassic

Also known as: Cranberry Dreams · Morning Vibe · Fleetwood Mac Skateboard TikTok

420Doggface208's Dreams Skateboarding Video is a September 2020 TikTok clip of Nathan Apodaca cruising a highway on a longboard, sipping Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and lip-syncing to Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams.

420Doggface208's "Dreams" Skateboarding Video is a viral TikTok clip of Nathan Apodaca cruising down a highway on his longboard, sipping Ocean Spray cranberry juice, and lip-syncing to Fleetwood Mac's 1977 hit "Dreams." Posted on September 25, 2020, the 22-second video racked up over 13 million TikTok views in under a week and became one of the defining feel-good moments of pandemic-era internet. The clip sent "Dreams" back onto the Billboard charts 43 years after its original run and inspired recreations from Mick Fleetwood, Stevie Nicks, and hundreds of thousands of ordinary people.

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Overview

The video is disarmingly simple. Apodaca stands on a longboard rolling down a road, a large bottle of Ocean Spray Cran-Raspberry juice in one hand, the wind in his hair. Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" plays as he casually lip-syncs and occasionally takes swigs from the bottle. No edits, no effects, no punchline. The whole thing lasts 22 seconds.

What made the clip so magnetic was the pure, effortless calm Apodaca projected. In a year dominated by a global pandemic, political chaos, and collective anxiety, watching a guy just *vibe* on a skateboard felt almost medicinal. The word "vibe" became inseparable from the video. Apodaca captioned it simply: "Morning vibe".

Nathan Apodaca, a Mexican-American father of two who went by @420doggface208 on TikTok, had already been making videos on the platform since 2019. His daughters Makyla and Angelia introduced him to the app and helped him film his first posts. He quickly built a following around goofy dance clips set to nostalgic tracks from the '90s and worked at a potato warehouse. By September 2020 he had about 1.1 million followers and 674 videos posted.

On September 25, 2020, Apodaca was heading to work when his truck broke down on the side of the road. Rather than stress about it, he grabbed his longboard and a bottle of Ocean Spray, hit record, and coasted down the highway to "Dreams." The resulting clip went up on TikTok that morning.

Origin & Background

Platform
TikTok (original post), Twitter (viral spread)
Creator
Nathan Apodaca
Date
2020

Nathan Apodaca, a Mexican-American father of two who went by @420doggface208 on TikTok, had already been making videos on the platform since 2019. His daughters Makyla and Angelia introduced him to the app and helped him film his first posts. He quickly built a following around goofy dance clips set to nostalgic tracks from the '90s and worked at a potato warehouse. By September 2020 he had about 1.1 million followers and 674 videos posted.

On September 25, 2020, Apodaca was heading to work when his truck broke down on the side of the road. Rather than stress about it, he grabbed his longboard and a bottle of Ocean Spray, hit record, and coasted down the highway to "Dreams." The resulting clip went up on TikTok that morning.

How It Spread

The video caught fire almost immediately. Within hours of posting, Twitter user @DrewFrogger shared it with the caption "I don't use this verbiage often but this is a whole vibe. simple as that." That tweet pulled in over 20 million views, 823,000 likes, and 200,000 retweets in its first week.

The next day, September 26, Fleetwood Mac's official Twitter account shared the video and wrote "We love this!" picking up 451,000 likes and 59,000 retweets. On September 27, Apodaca posted his own tweet thanking fans for donations and sharing the original clip, which hit 3.6 million views and 298,000 likes in 24 hours.

By the end of its first week, the TikTok had crossed 13 million views with 2.8 million likes and 42,000 comments. The story was covered by Billboard, The Independent, The Tab, Junkee, and dozens of other outlets. On Twitter alone, the video circulated through multiple reposts totaling over 20 million additional views.

On October 4, 2020, Mick Fleetwood joined TikTok specifically to recreate the video. He captioned it "@420doggface208 had it right. Dreams and Cranberry just hits different." The post hit 4.8 million views, 1.1 million reactions, and 16,000 comments in under two days. Nine days later, Stevie Nicks posted her own version. She laced up roller skates, broke out a bottle of cranberry juice, and actually sang the lyrics live rather than lip-syncing. Lindsey Buckingham, Nicks' ex-boyfriend and former bandmate, eventually filmed his take on horseback. Slate critic Brittany Spanos noted the choice was almost too perfect: "Of course he chose to film his on a horse, one whole month after Apodaca posted his video".

Over 170,000 TikTok users created their own versions of the skateboarding-and-juice formula. Recreations swapped in margarita glasses for bottles, Heelys for skateboards, tacos for cranberry juice, and even Halloween costumes for casual clothes.

How to Use This Meme

The format is straightforward: film yourself doing something relaxing and carefree while listening to "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac, ideally with a beverage in hand. The most faithful recreations include:

1

Some form of rolling transport (skateboard, longboard, bike, Heelys, even a shopping cart)

2

A large drink, traditionally cranberry juice sipped directly from the bottle

3

Casual lip-syncing to "Dreams"

4

An easy, unbothered demeanor. No mugging for the camera, no jump cuts

Cultural Impact

The most measurable impact was on Fleetwood Mac's streaming numbers. "Dreams," originally the band's only U.S. number-one single back in 1977, saw a 127 percent spike on Spotify and a 221 percent jump on Apple Music. Sales increased 184 percent. Billboard noted the song was poised to re-enter the Hot 100, 43 years after its debut. Journalist Lenard Monkman initially reported streams had shot up by 2,000 percent.

For Apodaca personally, the video changed everything. TMZ tracked him down and learned he'd been living in an RV with no running water, parked outside his brother's house. Since the video went viral, fans had sent him $10,000 in donations. He planned to give his mom $5,000, bought his girlfriend a washer/dryer, and got clothes for his daughter. Ocean Spray gifted him a brand-new cranberry-red truck, an especially fitting gesture since the reason he'd been on a skateboard in the first place was that his old car had died. Footlocker also reached out about a potential deal.

The video's cultural timing was significant. Slate's year-end music roundup framed it as a collective craving for serenity: "Something about it hit our collective consciousness' need for serenity now. We all aspire to be as pleasantly unbothered as Apodaca is". The clip managed to stay positive even as it got commercialized. Unlike most viral moments that sour under the weight of brand deals and corporate recreations, this one kept its warmth.

Apodaca also joined Cameo, offering personalized video shoutouts for around £41.50 each. His Instagram following ballooned to over 450,000.

Fun Facts

The "208" in Apodaca's handle is Idaho's area code, and he worked at a potato warehouse before going viral.

Apodaca was introduced to TikTok by his daughters, who also helped him film his earliest videos.

"Dreams" was Fleetwood Mac's only number-one single in the United States when it topped the Billboard Hot 100 in 1977.

Stevie Nicks, a self-described technophobe who once said "all people do is sit around and text," broke character to post a TikTok because of Apodaca's video.

Mick Fleetwood suggested he and Apodaca should "create one together" after COVID-19 ended.

Derivatives & Variations

Mick Fleetwood's recreation

— The Fleetwood Mac drummer's first and possibly only TikTok, posted October 4, 2020, directly crediting @420doggface208[6].

Stevie Nicks' roller skate version

— Posted October 13, 2020, Nicks sang live instead of lip-syncing while skating and drinking cranberry juice[5].

Lindsey Buckingham's horseback version

— Buckingham filmed his recreation while riding a horse, posted about a month after the original[4].

Halloween costume mashups

— Users combined the skateboard-and-juice look with spooky season costumes, blending two trends into one[8].

Dr. Phil recreation

— The TV personality made his own TikTok using the same song and format[5].

Frequently Asked Questions