"Vince Rinktums"(sp?) was something my Dad said when I came home from a haircut as a very little boy, age 3 - 6 or so, then he'd rub his bent knuckle upwards against the back of my freshly shorn neck. For some reason, I googled that weird phrase tonight and found this thread. What an epiphany. This was in Dallas in the late 50's. I also watched Mr. Peppermint every weekday morning and asked my Mom to call the police when Heckle & Jekyll kidnapped Howdy Doody for a few shows on tv.