Because you like Thomas J. Sennett in My Girl

Ariel knows there's a whole other world above the sea, but exploring it comes at a big price. See them in The Little Mermaid.

WALL-E is a quirky little romantic robot cleaning the wasteland known as Earth. See them in WALL-E.

Growing up isn't easy: Chihiro's parents turned into pigs, she's enslaved at a bathhouse for demons, and oh yeah, she's fading from existence. See them in Spirited Away.

Don't worry about this forensic scientist offing you unless you're a serial killer yourself. (You're not, right? Just checking.) See them in Dexter.

A formerly timid caterpillar, Kurt Hummel is transforming into a glamorous, confident butterfly. See them in Glee.

Everyone Barney Stinson knows is getting married or pregnant. But he's just getting more awesome. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

As a scaring Assistant, Mike Wazowski frightens children to collect their screams to be used as a power supply for the city. See them in Monsters, Inc..

Few high school students could be less concerned with labels. See them in Ouran High School Host Club.

Armin Arlert was wrong. This world hasn't become hell; it's been hell. He just couldn't see it before. See them in Attack on Titan.

Winry Rockbell is an energetic tomboy mechanic with an empathetic streak. See them in Fullmetal Alchemist.

Cassie Sullivan is resilient and resourceful, but she's not quite as brave as she pretends to be. See them in The 5th Wave.

Brilliant but self-destructive, Lip Gallagher spends more time stirring up trouble than hitting the books. See them in Shameless.