 Prior to this, he had worked as unit production manager on the show and as an assistant director on a handful of other projects.Other notable directorial credits to Manners' name include episodes of "21 Jump Street", "", "", "Baywatch", "K-9000", and "The Commish".Manners left his directing job at Stephen J. Cannell Productions in 1993 to work on the television series "The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr." He directed 7 of the series' 27 episodes, more than any other director for the show.