Because you like Andy Dufresne in The Shawshank Redemption

Joey Tribbiani's true passions in life are acting, sandwiches, football, sex, and asking ladies, "how you doing?" See them in Friends.

A loyal dinosaur, Yoshi loves both saving the day and chowing down on a good meal. See them in Super Mario Bros..

The son of Death has an obsession with perfection and symmetry. See them in Soul Eater.

Don't mess with Mickey Milkovich unless you want to see the wrong side of one of his many guns. See them in Shameless.

Where Ash comes from, food and shelter pay for themselves. Even as a penniless vagrant, he is able to pursue his dream of becoming a Pokémon Master See them in Pokemon.

She's mostly doom and gloom, but you'd get nowhere without Sadness. See them in Inside Out.

Dominic Toretto lives his life "a quarter mile at a time", and he burns through those miles faster than anyone. See them in The Fast and the Furious.

Maka is determined to collect and purify 99 Kishin eggs– human souls that have been corrupted by evil– and one witch soul. See them in Soul Eater.

Bedside manner is for chumps, not the brilliant Dr. Gregory House. See them in House M.D..

An aloof punk rock goddess, Nana Osaki has a surprisingly big heart. See them in Nana.

Fun and feisty on the outside, Meredith Grey is dark and twisty on the inside. See them in Grey's Anatomy.

Christopher Turk is bringing his A-game to his next big challenge: becoming a surgeon. See them in Scrubs.