Name: Sketch-up
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1984-09-24
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Diether Krebs, Iris Berben, Beatrice Richter

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A comedy in which Beatrice Richter and Dieter Krebs play several sketches in every episode. In Later Seasons Richter was replaced by Iris Berben.

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