Editing Do the Right Thing (section)

==In popular culture==
In 1990, the film was parodied in a sketch on ''[[In Living Color]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hastings|first1=Deborah|title=Fox's 'In Living Color' is Way, Way Out There|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/97405/FOXS-IN-LIVING-COLOR-IS-WAY-WAY-OUT-THERE.html|work=Deseret News|date=April 15, 1990|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530133507/https://www.deseretnews.com/article/97405/FOXS-IN-LIVING-COLOR-IS-WAY-WAY-OUT-THERE.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Many television series have parodied the trash can scene, including ''[[The Critic]]'', ''[[The Boondocks (2005 TV series)|The Boondocks]]'', and ''[[Bob's Burgers]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Steve|first1=Kandell|title=Pleased to Meat Me: 'Bob's Burgers' Creators on the Finale and Season Two's High Points|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/05/pleased-meat-me-bobs-burgers-creators-finale-and-season-twos-high-points/|work=Spin|date=May 23, 2012|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=June 29, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629211247/https://www.spin.com/2012/05/pleased-meat-me-bobs-burgers-creators-finale-and-season-twos-high-points/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The scene where Buggin' Out confronts the white Celtics fan about scuffing his Air Jordans is parodied in the music video for the 2008 [[Nelly]] song "[[Stepped on My J'z]]".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stepped on My J'z music video|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oohCQPABS7I| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/oohCQPABS7I| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|access-date=June 12, 2020|website=Youtube| date=December 19, 2009 }}{{cbignore}}</ref>

In 2016, Air Jordan released a special Radio Raheem sneaker.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Johnson|first1=Patrick|title=Do The Right Thing And Cop The Air Jordan 2 "Radio Raheem" Tomorrow|url=https://sneakernews.com/2016/01/08/do-the-right-thing-and-cop-the-air-jordan-2-radio-raheem-tomorrow/|work=Sneaker News|date=January 8, 2016|access-date=May 29, 2018|archive-date=May 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180530040130/https://sneakernews.com/2016/01/08/do-the-right-thing-and-cop-the-air-jordan-2-radio-raheem-tomorrow/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2014, the film's 25th anniversary, [[Barack Obama|Barack]] and [[Michelle Obama]] praised the film, and said they went to see it together on their [[first date]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/barack-michelle-obama-praise-first-date-movie-do-the-right-thing-2014306/|title=Obamas Reflect on Their First 1989 Date in Adorable Video|date=June 30, 2014|access-date=January 15, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115182453/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/barack-michelle-obama-praise-first-date-movie-do-the-right-thing-2014306/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1857343/do-the-right-thing-helped-president-obama-impress-michelle-on-their-first-date/|title='Do The Right Thing' Helped President Obama Impress Michelle On Their First Date|first=Caitlin|last=White|website=MTV News|access-date=January 15, 2019|archive-date=January 15, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190115234333/http://www.mtv.com/news/1857343/do-the-right-thing-helped-president-obama-impress-michelle-on-their-first-date/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtJRVbS61n4| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211117/OtJRVbS61n4| archive-date=2021-11-17 | url-status=live|title=Michelle & Barack Obama about Spike Lee &#124; 2018 Montreal Black Film Festival Sept 26...| date=September 19, 2018|via=www.youtube.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> This was later referenced in the 2016 film ''[[Southside with You]]'' where Barack discusses Mookie's motives with a white colleague after seeing the film.