 In Tibetan mythology Akhu Tönpa ("Uncle Tompa") is a familiar and well-beloved figure.The American national personification Uncle Sam serves as an allegorical fatherly figure to many Americans.Various children's TV hosts have used "uncle" as their nickname, including Walt Disney ("Uncle Walt"), Bob Davidse ("Nonkel Bob", literally "Uncle Bob"), Edwin Rutten (who hosted a children's show named "De Show van Ome Willem" ("The Show of Uncle Willem").