"[5][6] The Teenagers (including Sherman Garnes, Merchant, Joe Negroni, and Herman Santiago) recorded their harmony on August 4, 1956, without Frankie Lymon.

set performing on stage, dancing and apparently lip-syncing to the song in front of the audience.A black-and-white video begins with Garnes extending his thumb toward his chest, uttering "I'm not a juvenile delinquent."

After Garnes's opening, the video zooms out to show the rest of boys swinging their arms back and forth, and lifting their knees to do a walking motion in place rhythmically (accompanied by Negroni, Merchant, and Santiago); then it also reveals Lymon gesturing, especially the prayer hands.

They are performing their dance almost the entire duration until the song ends, which results in the video slowly zooming into Lymon making a prayer gesture.

While the audience is applauding and cheering for them, the boys conclude their performance with a smile and a pose, which they are seen pressing both index fingers to their cheeks, bending their knees with one foot in front of other, and then making prayer hands.

[16][17] While stating that he is not a juvenile delinquent, the boy chants, quoting "It's easy to be good, it's hard to be bad / Stay out of trouble, and you['ll] be glad / Take this tip from me, and you will see / How happy you will be.

It is also featured in the episode of The Young Ones titled "Bomb" when Rick (Rik Mayall), wearing a British Army barrack dress, is seen walking and then taunting a law enforcement officer looking away by flashing the V shape to him.