Te land, ter zee en in de lucht

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Te land, ter zee en in de lucht
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Te land, ter zee en in de lucht recording in Veurne, Belgium.
GenreAmusement
Created byRené Stokvis
Presented byamongst others
Joost den Draaijer
André van Duin
Tom Blom
Jack van Gelder
Ron Boszhard
Country of origin Netherlands
Original languageDutch
No. of seasons37
Production
Running time75 minutes (1973-1977)
50 minutes (1978-2011)
Production company René Stokvis Producties
Original release
Network Nederland 1
ReleaseJune 22, 1973 (1973-06-22) –
August 13, 2011 (2011-08-13)

Te land, ter zee en in de lucht (On land, at sea and in the air) was the longest-running general amusement television show and game show of the Netherlands, originally broadcast by TROS.

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The show was initially branded as Vlieg er eens uit - a pun on the two sayings "ga er eens uit" ("go on holiday") and "uitvliegen" ("leave the nest") - between 1973 and 1977. From 1978 onwards, the show started to expand, adding new competition elements and rotating between cities. Until its end in 2011, it was one of the most popular television productions on the public broadcaster.

History

Polygoonjournaal on the second edition of Vlieg er eens uit in 1974.

1973-1977: Vlieg er eens uit

In April 1973, TROS, in collaboration with producer René Stokvis, launched a televised competition called Vlieg er eens uit. In this competition, participants were asked to try to break the world record in world's longest human flight. The competition's main prizes were a holiday and the possibility to get a pilot's license. [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. [2] The show failed in its objective completely, as all of the just fifteen contestants fell down in the water quite quickly with its winner noting a time of 1.82 seconds. [3]

However, already during the first production, the TROS stated their interest to produce a second edition. [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. [5] During the show's third edition, there was a preference for serious entrants, as opposed to people trying for fun. [6]

In 1976, the show introduced a new show element in which participants had to walk on the water through harbour as quickly as possible. [7] In 1977, fellow public broadcaster AVRO established "De badkuiprace" ("The bathtub race") as a third competition, which was shot in Hoorn as opposed to Enkhuizen. [8]

1978-2008, 2011: Te land, ter zee en in de lucht

In 1978, the show was expanded and rebranded it to Te land, ter zee en in de lucht. As opposed to being an annual event, it was decided that the show would be recorded in different cities, introducing new show elements such as "Tobbedansen", "Fiets 'm d'r in" and "Achteruitrijden". 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. Willem van Kooten, who had hosted the show under the alias of Joost den Draaijer, was succeeded by actor and comedian André van Duin. [9] As a result of this transformation, creating opportunity for more people to participate, the programme stayed popular throughout the following decades with host Jack van Gelder becoming especially popular among the crowd and with an estimated 2 million viewers per episode in 1993. [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. [11] In 2011, the series was revived for a new season, but was less popular than before. Its last episode scored less than one million viewers and the series was not renewed. [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. These special episodes included compilations of clips from the show throughout its history and interviews with fans, former presenters and contestants of the show. [13]

2024: Revival and move to RTL

In February 2024, Dutch comedian and television presenter Ruben Nicolai announced that the show will be revived after 13 years in the summer of 2024 and that he will be presenting it. He also announced that the show will be moving to RTL after being broadcast by TROS for 38 years. [14]

Reception

Initial critical response

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. [15] [16] It was quickly dubbed as "uncomplicated amusement". [17]

Societal impact

In 1973, during the show's first edition, several thousand locals gathered around the harbour of Enkhuizen to watch the recording. A year later, the local government of Enkhuizen decided to close all schools on the recording day of the second edition as many students had played truant during the recording a year prior. [18] In 1975, Leeuwarder Courant reported that the recording had attracted 25.000 visitors. [19] During a recording of the show's most popular competition "Achteruitrijden" on Circuit Zandvoort, a total of 40.000 visitors were present, which led to safety concerns. [20]

Accidents

In 1976, an entrant of the show broke his leg while trying to test out his self-made plane at home. [21] 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. [22]

Personnel

Presenters and narrators [23]

SeasonFirst presenterSecond presenterNarratorsNotes
1973 Willem van Kooten No second presenterNo narratorUnder pseudonym Joost den Draaijer
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978 André van Duin Dhr. Vreugdevol
1979
1980Rijk de GooyerKarel van Cooten
1981Ron BrandstederWim BosboomRon Brandsteder & Wim Bosboom
1982Ron Brandsteder
1983 Tom Mulder Tom Blom Tom Blom
1984 Jack van Gelder No second presenter
1985
1986Tom Blom
1987
1988No second presenter'
1989 (winter) Martin Gaus Tetske van Ossewaarde
1989 (summer)Jack van GelderNo second presenterJack van Gelder
1990
1991
1992Nada van Nie
1993Jeroen Kramer
1994 (winter)
1994 (summer)Simon van der Ben
1995Jurre Bosman
1996No second presenter
1997Rob FruithofRob Fruithof
1998Bert KuizengaJack van Gelder
1999Nova van Dijk
2000 Nance Tom Blom
2001
2002
2003
2004No second presenter
2005
2006
2007 Ron Boszhard Angela Esajas
2008
2011No second presenter

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