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.
who says nobody puts baby in a corner
Johnny (Patrick Swayze)