Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner
The series depicts the adventures of Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) as she deals with life as a high school student while moonlighting as a private detective.
In this episode, Duncan (Teddy Dunn) calls on Veronica to help investigate a subject of child abuse mentioned in his ex-girlfriend, Meg's (Alona Tal) journal.
Kendall (Charisma Carpenter) shows up, and Logan invites her into the hotel room, making Duncan and Veronica uncomfortable.
Keith talks to new mayor Woody Goodman (Steve Guttenberg), who describes his plan to incorporate Neptune as a city.
Logan meets Veronica in the girls' bathroom and asks her to investigate the man claiming to be the "witness" to the murder of Felix Toombs, and she agrees.
Veronica gets a babysitting job with one of the families who Meg babysat for, who appear very uptight and have Edwin's night scheduled down to the minute.
In order to get information on Logan's supposed witness, a plastic surgeon named Dr. Griffith (Rick Peters), Veronica makes an appointment with him.
During the sleepover, Veronica meets Gia's little brother, Rodney, who becomes extremely anxious after spilling a cup of water.
They include:[1] The following songs are heard in the episode:[2] 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.
[3][4] Despite being credited, Weevil (Francis Capra), Wallace, and Jackie (Tessa Thompson) do not appear in "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner."
"[5] 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.
In its original broadcast, "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner" received 2.94 million viewers, marking a decrease from "Rat Saw God".
[8] Price Peterson of TV.com gave a glowing review, writing that "Nobody Puts Baby in a Corner" was "[a]nother great episode, with its perfect blend of teenage awfulness (the slumber party), [and] Neptune's seedy underbelly…I mean, what's not to like?
