Because you like Lyra Belacqua in The Golden Compass

Driven by obsession and anxiety, Monk bravely overcomes, or at least battles, his fears to help the world. See them in Monk.

If only real life were as easy for Abed Nadir to understand as he knows pop culture. See them in Community.

Penelope Garcia is the smartest ex-con turned FBI tech, but her fashion never fails to raise eyebrows. See them in Criminal Minds.

SpongeBob SquarePants lives in a pineapple under the sea. Absorbent and yellow and porous is he. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Stewie Griffin is just your average evil-genius, talking, sociopathic baby. See them in Family Guy.

Ciel Phantomhive is a haughty teenage nobleman who doesn't suffer fools gladly. See them in Black Butler.

Mike Hannigan is a lawyer-turned-pianist who loves to tap into his kooky side. See them in Friends.

King Schultz is about as color-blind as a man of his era can be. See them in Django Unchained.

Big Boss is a disillusioned mercenary commander who wants to create a world for soldiers (and soldiers alone). See them in Metal Gear Series.

Causing mayhem practically since birth, rambunctious Fred Weasley plays pranks on his siblings and avoids school at all costs. See them in Harry Potter Series.

They say prison changes you, and Piper Chapman is figuring that out the hard way. See them in Orange Is The New Black.