In September of 1956, Elvis Presley appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, this was a monumental event in American Pop Culture History. This was because Elvis was a controversial figure appearing on national television. This would be spread by massive teenage consumerism, as well as the growing popularity of Rock n’ Roll among suburban white teenagers. In the 1950s was a time of post-war mass consumerism. With the savings people had from World War 2, people purchased many consumer goods. One of those such items was the television. The producer, writer and director of the Ed Sullivan Show Andrew Solt said: “Television was the mass culture machine, the living room box that opened us up to the world”. Since Elvis was such a controversial figure among