Because you like Danny Donahue in Role Models
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Nick Carraway is the perfect observer: always there for the events, but never too involved. See them in The Great Gatsby.
After being resurrected and discovering his new morphing abilities, Alex Mercer uses them to combat the virus now ravaging New York. See them in Prototype Series.
Jughead Jones loves burgers, his friends, and philosophizing with his unique brand of wisdom. See them in Archie Comics.
C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.
Jillian Holtzmann's madcap mind is always whirring and she will transform anything into one of her machines. See them in Ghostbusters (2016).
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Claire Underwood is scary intimidating, and she knows it. See them in House of Cards.
Scooby-Doo always keeps his priorities in order: eat snacks first, solve mysteries later. See them in Scooby-Doo.
Rory Williams is a caring companion whose specialty is looking after others. See them in Doctor Who.
Underneath his preening narcissist exterior, Schmidt is, well, still kind of a preening narcissist. But he has a good heart too. See them in New Girl.