While the adults of the 1950s were conforming to be like one another as a way to be the essential American, i.e., not a Communist, there was a boom of consumerism of new and/or improved products, like televisions, more toys, appliances, and cars with tail fins that ranged from smooth bumps to dangerous-looking extensions that actually caused injury to a few children. In those 1950s cars, teenagers used their "freedom" to listen to Rhythm & Blues, recently named Rock & Roll music, as well as working at jobs and spending their earned money on not life essential things, like wholesome food for the whole family, not McDonald's scrumptious fries or Wendy's square burgers. Television was also a way to reach people and deliver them news and different
