 He also directed episodes of "Lucas Tanner", "Amy Prentiss", "", "Kung Fu", "Switch", "The Blue Knight", "Spencer's Pilots", "The Eddie Capra Mysteries", "Wonder Woman", "CHiPs", and "Hawaii Five-O".He directed "Little Women" (1978), "Secrets of Three Hungry Wives" (1978), "Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park", "Puzzle" (1978), "The Secret War of Jackie's Girls" (1980), "Tales of the Haunted" (1981), "California Cowboys" (1983), "Pray for Death" (1985), "The Misfit Brigade" (1987) and "Rage of Honor" (1988) as well as episode of "Shannon", "The Master", "Tales of the Unexpected" and "The Equalizer".Hessler wrote and directed "The Girl in a Swing" (1988) starring Meg Tilly, an adaptation of Richard Adams's novel.