Rent a Pocher

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Rent a Pocher
Genre Entertainment
Created by Ralf Husmann
Jobst Benthues
Starring Oliver Pocher
Opening theme Frank Popp Ensemble
Hip Teens Don't Wear Blue Jeans
Country of originGermany
Original languageGerman
No. of episodes19
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production company Brainpool TV
Release
Original network ProSieben
Original release3 April 2003 (2003-04-03) 
14 April 2006 (2006-04-14)

Rent a Pocher was a German television show hosted by comedian Oliver Pocher. The weekly late-night show ran on Thursdays on the commercial television channel ProSieben and was produced by Brainpool. On the show, in addition to comedy bits and celebrity guests, Pocher offered to "rent" himself out to a viewer. For example, Pocher was rented as a babysitter, to pick grapes for wine and as an undertaker's assistant. The final episode aired on 14 April 2006.

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