Because you like Samantha Prescott in You Can Count on Me
Greg Heffley will be famous someday, but now he's stuck in class with morons. See them in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Kiara Carrera is a hippie socialist who likes sea turtles more than people. See them in Outer Banks.
Marshall Eriksen is a lawyer in love who is enjoying life. See them in How I Met Your Mother.
Oliver Tate is extremely articulate but hopelessly awkward. That's not a recipe for teenage happiness. See them in Submarine.
Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.
Scooby-Doo always keeps his priorities in order: eat snacks first, solve mysteries later. See them in Scooby-Doo.
Good-natured, sensitive, and introspective, Mason is on a lifelong path to finding himself. See them in Boyhood.
If anyone can speak truth to power, it's Atticus Finch. With elequent monologues, he forces everyone to face hard truths. See them in To Kill a Mockingbird.
Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Rory Williams is a caring companion whose specialty is looking after others. See them in Doctor Who.
A compassionate medical student, Martha Jones has found a Doctor she can really look up to. See them in Doctor Who.
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.