Because you like Samantha Baker in Sixteen Candles

Carol Peletier's credo: your strength comes from who you are, not who you used to be. See them in The Walking Dead.

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.

Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.

Jack Skellington is a nightmare-man with a soft heart and smooth voice. See them in The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Elena Gilbert is the quintessential girl-next-door who gets involved with the new "boy" at school. See them in The Vampire Diaries.

Eugene H. Krabs is a greedy restaurant owner who won't let a dime out of the reach of his claws. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Trevor Phillips is an unpredictable maniac who tortures people for no reason. See them in Grand Theft Series.

If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.

Fear is a ball of nerves and a voice of caution. See them in Inside Out.

Introspective Theodore Twombly would rather observe life than participate in it. See them in Her.

Lyra Belacqua is prone to getting in trouble, but she's also clever enough to get out of it. Most of the time. See them in The Golden Compass.

Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.