The series "Switch" was produced in the years 1996-1999 by "Visuelle" in Köln Ossendorf and broadcasted in the years 1997-2000.
Actor Heiner Lauterbach demanded from the producers of the show that a sketch in which he was parodied should never be broadcast again, because he felt mocked by a parody of him (played by Peter Nottmeier) consuming cocaine. At the time, Lauterbach denied a drug addiction, until he later admitted that the rumors were very true.