Because you like Victor Laszlo in Casablanca

Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.

If this slick ad man doesn't like the conversation, he changes it—while drinking and smoking. See them in Mad Men.

Southern belle Scarlett O'Hara is a heart-melter who has no problem looking after herself. See them in Gone with the Wind.

From arguing for democracy in the Galactic Senate to pursuing a forbidden romance, Padme Amidala handles danger gracefully. See them in Star Wars Series.

Member of the student council, captain of the fencing team, and part-time model, Juri Arisugawa is idolized by everyone around her. See them in Revolutionary Girl Utena.

Mako is carrying the world on his shoulders. See them in The Legend of Korra.

Marshall Eriksen is a lawyer in love who is enjoying life. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.

Robin Scherbatsky is a former teen pop star who loves dogs and is scared of relationships. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.

Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.

Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.