Because you like Don Lockwood in Singin' in the Rain

Steve Stifler is more than just a dude with a hot mom. He's also rude, profane, and obnoxious. See them in American Pie.

Donna Carmichael is a free-spirited single mom and gracefully aging hippie. See them in Mamma Mia!.

It is a truth universally acknowledged that Elizabeth Bennet doesn't suffer fools or prideful men. See them in Pride & Prejudice.

Clarice Starling is patiently working with one serial killer to stop another. See them in The Silence of the Lambs.

Manipulative, conniving, and ruthless, Mr. Gold is enigmatic no matter what world he's in. See them in Once Upon a Time.

Philip J. Fry accidentally cryogenically froze himself for a millennium. See them in Futurama.

Roger is a pansexual alcoholic non-human who will happily lie, cheat and steal to get what he wants. See them in American Dad!.

Cady Heron is the new girl in town who's also new to the world of high school, period. See them in Mean Girls.

Andy Dwyer might not be completely literate, but he makes up for it in spirit. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Milo Thatch is an enthusiastic researcher without cynicism. See them in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.

A Washington DC fixer, Olivia Pope can make roadblocks disappear with a single phone call. "It's handled" is her life motto. See them in Scandal.