 Manners signed on to produce and direct "The X-Files" in the show's second season at the advice of Rob Bowman, who had worked on the show in its first season, and James Wong and Glen Morgan, who were writers for the show and had previously worked with Manners on "21 Jump Street".Manners, along with his fellow producers on "The X-Files", was nominated for four Emmy Awards for Outstanding Drama Series in 1995, 1996, 1997 and 1998.Manners was referenced in the "X-Files" episode "Jose Chung's From Outer Space" with a foul-mouthed police detective named after him.