Take a tour of 1970s Winnipeg with comedy icon David Steinberg

From the moment it starts, you know it's going to be silly.

David Steinberg's Winnipeg tour begins with a wide shot of a riverboat. Soon, you see him behind the helm.

He tells viewers that steering a riverboat "puts everything into perspective for me."

"Getting behind the wheel again makes me appreciate that fact that I'll never have to do this again,"Steinbergsays.

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Steinberg notes that Winnipeg's name means "muddy water,"though the Red River runs through it. "There's a strange logic there that perhaps only Winnpeggiansor Winnipeggers understand,"he says. "I certainly don't."

It was all part of a 1971 episode of CBC's Telescope, in which Steinberg takes viewers on a tour of his hometown. Steinberg tells stories from his childhood, while making jokes and irreverent observations along the way.

While sitting on some train tracks, a man walks pastSteinberg, but doesn't seem to acknowledge his presence.

After a brief pause, Steinberg deadpans: "A lot of people figure Canadians have no personality."

Watch the video above to enjoy some highlights from this Telescope profile of Steinberg, who was made a member of the Order of Canada last week.