Can chocolate be trouble? Yes, in my books, it can, and Audrey Hepburn is to blame!
I’m really bothered, severely troubled, and it’s all to do with this commercial. aa
So there you have it. Cute commercial, yes? But, where does the word ‘trouble’ come into it and why am I bothered by what Audrey Hepburn is up to on that bus?
Now, I know some of you are shaking your heads and looking at me as if I’ve just announced I’ve purchased a cat flap for a submarine, but please stay with me on this and let me tell you why I think that commercial has made me believe chocolate is nothing but trouble.
Maybe the trouble is to do with the beautiful scenery right at the beginning?
Is it the beautiful Audrey Hepburn look-a-like sat on the bus? She does have incredible eyes, doesn’t she? All sort of puppy looking and adorable.
Is it what she reveals is inside her handbag when she opens it?
Oh, wait! What about the handsome chap who pulls up in the car beside the bus? No, he’s not my type, and why is there a woman sitting on the bus with a yellow bowl on her head? Did you see her? Yes?
Now, where was I? Oh yes, what was inside Audrey’s handbag. Now considering she’s sat on a hot bus (because it’s a beautiful sunny day outside and the commercial is set in a hot country), should that chocolate bar not have melted in her handbag? Does the guy sitting next to her look like he needs some Gaviscon? To me, it seems like he has heartburn. Are you still shaking your head?
Is it the music and the song, Moon River, that is the problem, or what about the singer’s voice? Beautiful voice, yeah, but wouldn’t make it on X-Factor or The Voice. Besides, I prefer the original version.
Then there’s that guy in the car. He may be good-looking, but, believe me, I don’t think he’s the one who is trouble. OK, I wouldn’t turn down an offer of a beer with him just to find out what hair products he uses and discuss why Barbie and Ken never got married, but, believe me, it’s not him.
Right, back to the commercial. Is that a pumpkin on the road Audrey passes when she gets off the bus? Did they have big ripe pumpkins in the middle of summer in the 1950s, and why has somebody painted what looks like two caterpillars above Audrey’s eyes? I’m sure they’re moving around her face.
Could it be the rugged bus driver that is the trouble? Is it him I want to see in place of Audrey on the bus? Well, no, because who would then drive the bus? Audrey? Not with the shoes she’s wearing. No way! I’d be off that bus quicker than my Aunt Mary being chased down Dagenham High Street by two Store Detectives after sticking a frozen turkey up her jumper and making a run for it.
Now, back to the good-looking man in the car. Do you think he has a big head? I only ask, as when Audrey puts the bus driver’s cap on him before getting into his car, it looks at least two sizes too small for him. On the other hand, maybe the bus driver has a small head? After all, he is bald. Perhaps that is why the cap is far too small for the good-looking man driving the car? What do you think?
How on earth did Audrey get the chocolate bar out of her handbag as the good-looking man whisked her off in his car? I never saw her open her bag and get the chocolate out. Did you? And, come on, Audrey, would you really get into a strange man’s car without even asking his name?
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You noticed a lot more in that commercial than I did! Wow! That’s what makes a good writer great. I’m missing some of that power of observation! I loved the gray car, though. Her getting into the car with a stranger might have had as much to do with the car as with the stranger. Hmmm
That’s a great point about the car being more of an interest. Of course, these days, nobody would get into a car with a stranger. At least I don’t think they would.
You might be right. I did it more than my mother would have wanted me to when I was young to avoid the rain, being in the dark in a bad area of town after I missed the bus, to avoid a very long walk home from school. My mother didn’t drive until I was in junior high school. It took 45 minutes by school bus and I had missed it. I would hate for any child to be caught in those positions today. It was a different world, but not that different. I was way too trusting even for those days.
I always get the better of chocolate because it never lasts long around me.
Same here, Debra. It’s often gone in a matter of minutes.
Hello Hugh,
I had to read your other post and also watch again the commercial just to take a look at the caterpillar eyebrows! You got me at the edge of my seat there.
Best,
Sigrid
That’s great to hear, Sigrid. Glad you checked out the second part of this post, too. 😀
Hugh, you’re a master to tantalize to the very end, even a chocolate melted or not
lol, thanks, Esmé. I always enjoy delving back into my blog’s archives. It gives me a chance to update the posts, too. I’m glad I found this one. Thank you for doing all the hard work in allowing us to share links from past posts every week.
Funny post. Thanks!
You’re welcome.
Audrey’s so cool and collected that chocolate wouldn’t dare melt in her hand..
Hmm, are you sure it wouldn’t melt in her hand? Even the coolest people sometimes get in a bit of a mess. 😀
You raise several excellent points. 🙂 I immediately thought about that melted chocolate in her purse and wondered where I can get one of those self-cooling purses for me! 🙂
I even looked on eBay, Kat. No luck, I’m afraid. If I find one, I’ll get one for you (unless it’s sparkly, then it’s mine, all mine 😀)
Excellent! Keep me posted! 😁
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Hugh, I needed a good laugh this morning! Too funny – you really broke it down or I wouldn’t have seen all the little things 🙂 you crack me up!!! I love Audrey so much that nobody can do her justice anyway but your comments are just hilarious!! Although I am a giant worry wart…if that guy asked me to his car????…ummm!
Well, as I said, I’d have had a beer with him just to find out what hair products he uses. Those puppy dog eyes don’t do it for me, but Audrey is certainly under his spell and about to be whisked off for a romantic evening full of passion. Or, is it all about to go wrong? Is that chocolate bar about to melt? Find out tomorrow. 😀
ha! love it Hugh!!!
Hahahaha! I had to watch the commercial 3 times to see all the subtleties you have pointed out, Hugh. My theory is that Audrey was suffering from a serious case of PMS which prompted her craving for chocolate and hopping into a car with a hot stranger. As for the eyebrows and the woman with a yellow bowl on her head…..there is no explanation for that! Would love to see a remake with the chocolate properly melted which of course it would have been on this hot day.
Those bits were hard to spot in the commercial, Molly. I just had to point them out to you all. I’ve got big plans for Audrey, the stranger, and that bar of chocolate in my ‘What happened next’ post, tomorrow. There’s definitely romance in the air for Audrey, but will she finish all that chocolate bar before they reach their destination?
Hugh, have you been eating too much chocolate? LOL… Happy Easter to you, John, and of course Toby. Is he having any doggie choc treats? xx
He doesn’t like doggy chocolate, Marje. He much prefers a very small piece of cheese.
Happy Easter to you and the family. Hope you’re having a wonderful day.
xx
Cheese sounds pretty nice too! xx