Can chocolate be trouble? In my books, yes it can, and Audrey Hepburn is to blame!
I’m really bothered; severely troubled, and it’s all to do with this commercial.
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 think chocolate is nothing but trouble.
Maybe the trouble is to do with the beautiful scene 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 besides the bus? No, he’s not my type, and why is there a woman sat 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’s in need of 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 voice of the singer? 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. Maybe 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?
Want to know what happened to Audrey after she was driven off in that strange man’s car? Was there really romance in the air? Click here for all the details.
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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! 😁
😂
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
Lol Hugh, you’ve analyzed the fantasy right out of that scene. And I do wonder how that piece of chocolate just snapped so crisply off that bar in the warm air. LOL Happy Easter my friend. Indulge away! ❤
Just wait until you read my version of what happened next, Debby. There’s romance in the air for young Audrey, and the prospect of even more chocolate. Yum, yum. 😋 😍
Looking forward! 🙂 🙂 xx
No chocolate here; we are on diets. Next year.
Oh dear. Not a good time to diet but, as you say, there’s always next Easter.
You really are most observant, Hugh. I hope you have a very happy Easter!
Thanks, Robbie. Happy Easter to you and the family. 🐰
There are lots of things in life I have problems with but chocolate isn’t one of them!!
JP
Not even when wearing white gloves in a hot climate and the chocolate has melted? 😁 You’ll have to tell Audrey your secret.
Waiting with bated chocolate-breath for Monday.
Ah, so you’ve already started on the chocolate then, Claudette? Good for you.
Well, I had one egg (that was for my away-from-home daughter, which I have now replaced). That’s it for me this year.
Can’t wait for Monday, but the chocolate will certainly have melted by then – If I was her ( in my dreams ) I would have chocolate on the lovely dress and round my mouth and none left to offer the bloke.
I don’t think Audrey is going to share any of that chocolate. How she kept it in one piece, before breaking that first piece off, I’ve no idea. Maybe her handbag was air conditioned?
Happy Easter 🐣
Chortle, chortle, Hugh. Pretty good Audrey look alike – but didn’t her mother ever tell her not to get into a car with a strange man, and that chocolate would be running everywhere. Loved your analysis!
Thanks, Noelle. Exactly. What was her mother thinking of? 🤔 Find out on Monday.
Happy Easter 🐣
And while we’re on the topic of mother teachings – didn’t she tell little Audrey that it was rude not to offer some chocolate to her driver or wait to eat it all when she was alone? Am I the only one bothered by that?
xx,
mgh
You are right. The guy next to her on the bus looks like he has heartburn and the Moon River singer is too breathy and weak. Give me the original song any day. The Audrey look a like is cute but why would a woman, any woman get off a public city bus and get into a total strangers car? That had me baffled and mystified. I guess the commercial was trying to re-create a 1950s feel by capitalizing on a beloved movie star. I’d rather just binge watch original Audrey Hepburn movies.
I think you’re right. It was the sign of the times at the time. I’ve heard some songs from the 1950s and ’60s where there would be an outcry over some of the lyrics in today’s world. Still, there must be a very good reason why Audrey got in that stranger’s car, isn’t there? I’ll reveal the whole story on Monday.
In the meantime, Happy Easter. 😁
I love your analysis, but chocolate will never be a problem for me, only my waistline!
Ah, so you haven’t discovered the ‘no calorie’ version I always have, then? 😁
no I haven’t-please send your recipe along 🙂
It’s top secret, but I’ll give it to the Easter Bunny to give to you, Anne. Oh no! Looks like you’ll have to wait until next Easter. 🐰
nooooooooooo
I am having trouble with everything today….. so don’t get me started on sodding chocolate!! xxxxx
Oh dear, you sound like a hot cross bunny. I hope the nice bunny visits you tonight, and not the one from my short story.
Happy Easter, Willow. 🐰
Eeeek, thanks Hugh i have painted on a smile today 😁💜💗
Sending some flying smiles your way, Willow.
xx
They have just arrived thanks Hugh send you good vibes too💓🤗😁😉
I have seen that ad a few times, Hugh but never noticed the woman with the yellow bowl on her head until i saw your clip!
I dread to think what you have got lined up for the gorgeous Audrey…don’t you be too mean, I know what you are like!
Looks like you are enjoying that egg, Happy Easter to you, John and Toby xx
There you go, Judy. See how I bring very important information to my readers. 😁 I just hope that yellow bowl hadn’t been put on that woman’s head by her hairdresser, who then forgot to take it off again. I mean, it could be worth thousands on The Antiques Roadshow. Just imagine how many Easter Eggs that could buy her. Forget the bar of Chocolate Audrey, we want Easter Eggs.
Happy Easter to you and the family, Judy. 🐣
HaHA! You are as mad as a hatter, Hugh. Must be all that chocolate! xx
Knowing your devilish sense of humor I’m hoping the story will have an unpredictable twist. Happy Easter to you as well!
Me? Unpredictable twists? 😁
Happy Easter, Jan.🐣
Hugh, you weave such a plot. Look forward to all the answers.
I hope you like them, John. I already know the fate of Audrey and her bar of chocolate. I just hope I don’t get any hate mail from her fans. 😮
I’d go for it. Her fans will love it.
Audrey Hepburn was so cool her handbag would keep the chocolate at perfect temperature.
That’s one ‘cool’ answer, Andrew.
Lol! Hugh are you on a sugar high??? 😂😂😂
I think I was, Ritu, but just wait until you read my version of what happened to Audrey and her bar of chocolate. There was more than chocolate involved. 😁
Oh cool!! Look forward to reading that!!!
The chocolate wouldn’t have melted with me…never would have had time. 🙂 And yes, a bit disturbing that she would just hop into a strange man’s car like that. Is that part of the “when in Rome…”?
You know, I’ve no idea what took Audrey so long in eating that bar of chocolate. Maybe it was the thought of getting her while gloves covered in it? Then again, maybe it was the constant questions she was having about that woman with the yellow bowl on her head, and why the bus driver’s cap was too big for his head?
You’ll find out what really happned to her and that stranger on Monday.
I’ll never look at ads the same way again…you’re very observant! Hilarious post and made my day! Happy Easter!
I seem to have that affect on people and ads, Terri. The things I could tell you about the ad for a certain toilet cleaner. However, this one was far better to talk about.
Happy Easter 🐰
Hi Hugh,
You would only have a beer with the guy driving that beautiful vintage car? I for one would not sit in the back seat (he shakes his head). Ohhhh….those puppy dog eyes and the dark wavy hair (he shakes head again). Who cares about the chocolate. I want to wear the hat and sit in the front seat listening to “Moon River”. Maybe that should be your next song of the week (he shakes his head no).
Great post…great humor. Hugs.
Well, you may not be wanting to sit in that front seat when you read my version of what happens to Audrey, on Monday, Chuck. He wasn’t looking at her for just her chocolate bar, believe me. 😀 My humour can often lead people up the wrong path. What he has in mind for her is going to change your view of those puppy dog eyes and wavy hair. 😱 Better eat as much chocolate as you can this Easter weekend because come Monday, it will never be quite the same. 😀
Happy Easter 🐣
LMAO 😂 happy Easter to you too
Happy Easter Hugh. I love that advert. I hope you get lots of chocolate Easter eggs.😉
Every time I see that advert, I keep finding other things in it that I’m having trouble with, Brigid. I’ll have to start closing my eyes when it comes on.
My fingers are crossed about the chocolate, but I won’t be taking mine on a bus on a hot day.
Happy Easter 🐰
Ha ha…way to go, Hugh. Analyze that commercial ad ! The chocolate in her purse on a hot day…would never survive.
Exactly, Van. Not unless it was air conditioned. 😀