Because you like Yoshi in Super Mario Bros.

Tom Haverford is set on being a world-renowned entrepreneur who dates models. Problem is, he's stuck in Indiana with a lazy business partner. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Ryan Howard is a temp turned executive turned failing small-time media mogul. See them in The Office.

Academics weren't his strong suit. Luckily, Jesse Pinkman's street smarts are a cut above the rest. See them in Breaking Bad.

Galina Reznikov is the head chef of prison, cooking up meals as well as storms on anyone who dares to cross her; even the guards are terrified of her. See them in Orange Is The New Black.

In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.

Sharply perceptive and stubbornly principled, Jane Eyre might not have a very loud voice, but she knows when and how to use it. See them in Jane Eyre.

Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.

Daniel LaRusso is a Jersey kid in L.A. who is learning about karate and life from the mysterious Mr. Miyagi. See them in The Karate Kid.

Though Ray Holt is a man of few words and even fewer smiles, he cares deeply about his precinct and detectives. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.

This barber doesn't cut hair. Sweeney Todd sends his clients down a chute to be baked into his partner-in-crime's pies. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Once described as a "beautiful, tropical fish," Ann Perkins exudes warmth, and unlike most of her friends she also has common sense. See them in Parks and Recreation.