[1] The show was supposed to produce just one episode, recorded in Enkhuizen, which was to be aired on 22 June 1973 on Nederland 1, featuring people jumping of a six metres tall tower in the harbour of that town.

[4] The production company sold television rights for the show to Germany, Belgium and Switzerland in 1974, creating a possible audience of up to twenty million viewers.

In this form, the show focused less on technology and records, and more on general entertainment with prizes for the most well-crafted vehicles and most unlucky contestants alongside the most successful participant.

[10] In early 2009, TROS announced that it was cancelling Te land, ter zee en in de lucht due to time shortage in their broadcast schedules.

[12] 50 years of Te land, ter zee, en in de lucht In the summer of 2023, 4 special episodes were broadcast by AVROTROS to celebrate the show's 50th anniversary.

[15] Its first edition was heavily parodied by Dutch press, with several publications jokingly calling the show "Plons er eens in" ("Dive into it"), due to the competition's largely unsuccessful participants.

[22] During a recording in 1991, Te land, ter zee en in de lucht veteran contestant Johan Vlemmix forgot to let go of a rope on time, was launched into the air and fell down eight metres on the ice of the Vechtsebanen.