Because you like Enid Coleslaw in Ghost World

Misaki Nakahara is keeping tabs on her newest project: recluse Tatsuhiro Sato. See them in Welcome to the NHK.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

Polite and clever, Annie James is not afraid to stir up a little mischief. See them in The Parent Trap.

Jesse Tuck dreams of finding someone to join his unusual family. See them in Tuck Everlasting.

Hank McCoy is a quintessential nerdy scientist but with a few rather unconventional physical attributes. See them in X-Men Series.

Ted is a cursing, smoking, drinking teddy bear who's anything but cuddly. See them in Ted.

Leonard Hofstadter is the normal one among his scientist friends, though in fairness that's a low bar. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Effie Trinket is utterly enamored with all things fashion, make-up, and style. See them in The Hunger Games .

Fiery and adventurous, Amy Pond is the sort of woman you'd want by your side on a journey through time and space. See them in Doctor Who.

Frodo might have carried the ring, but Samwise Gamgee carried the ring bearer. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Leonard "Bones" McCoy is passionate, moral, and ready to stitch you back together. See them in Star Trek.

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