<P> The episode was written by Diane Ruggiero and directed by Nick Marck , marking Ruggiero 's ninth writing credit for Veronica Mars and Marck 's sixth directing credit for the show . Despite being credited , Weevil ( Francis Capra ) , Wallace , and Jackie ( Tessa Thompson ) do not appear in `` Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner . '' Among the episode 's guest stars are important recurring characters , including Don Lamb ( Michael Muhney ) , Gia Goodman ( Krysten Ritter ) , Woody Goodman ( Steve Guttenberg ) , and Kendall Casablancas ( Charisma Carpenter ) . Ritter noted that her scene in the episode was one of the favorite scenes she filmed . '' The episode 's title refers to a famous line spoken by the character Johnny ( Patrick Swayze ) in the 1987 coming - of - age romantic drama Dirty Dancing . </P>
<P> The episode was written by Diane Ruggiero and directed by Nick Marck , marking Ruggiero 's ninth writing credit for Veronica Mars and Marck 's sixth directing credit for the show . Despite being credited , Weevil ( Francis Capra ) , Wallace , and Jackie ( Tessa Thompson ) do not appear in `` Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner . '' Among the episode 's guest stars are important recurring characters , including Don Lamb ( Michael Muhney ) , Gia Goodman ( Krysten Ritter ) , Woody Goodman ( Steve Guttenberg ) , and Kendall Casablancas ( Charisma Carpenter ) . Ritter noted that her scene in the episode was one of the favorite scenes she filmed . '' The episode 's title refers to a famous line spoken by the character Johnny ( Patrick Swayze ) in the 1987 coming - of - age romantic drama Dirty Dancing . </P>
who says nobody puts baby in a corner
who says nobody puts baby in a corner
Johnny ( Patrick Swayze )
Johnny ( Patrick Swayze )