Because you like Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles

Chris Chambers is from a family of social outcasts and criminals, and he wants more than anything to avoid ending up like them. See them in Stand By Me.

Xander Harris' life motto: laugh in the face of danger and then hide until it goes away. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

A suave manipulator, Sebastian Valmont is valiantly fighting off a developing conscience. See them in Cruel Intentions.

Samantha Jones is a try-sexual who'll try anything once. See them in Sex and the City.

Let's just say Sheldon Oberon is having an out-of-body experience like no other. See them in Jumanji.

Blunt but anxious, Gretchen Ross bonds most easily with those who have lived tough lives like she has. See them in Donnie Darko.

Todd Anderson has some “big shoes to fill” at Welton Academy, and new English teacher Mr. Keating isn’t letting him get away with staying silent in class. See them in Dead Poets Society.

A star student destined for Princeton, nerdy Devi Vishwakumar dreams of losing her virginity to a stone-cold hottie who can "rock her all night long." See them in Never Have I Ever.

Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.

Michael Kelso gets by on his good looks and his openhearted nature. See them in That '70s Show.

Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.