Because you like Edith Bunker in All in the Family
A sarcastic and nosy tomboy, Stephanie Tanner is understandably not crazy about being the middle child. See them in Full House.
Henry Mills is an idealistic young boy with the heart of the truest believer. See them in Once Upon a Time.
First Lady Melody Grant is conspiring to stay in the White House, but she stays a few steps behind her husband because that’s where she "belongs." See them in Scandal.
Amy Farrah Fowler deserves sainthood for putting up with Sheldon Cooper. See them in The Big Bang Theory.
Galina Reznikov is the head chef of prison, cooking up meals as well as storms on anyone who dares to cross her; even the guards are terrified of her. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
Sam Montgomery works hard, but her evil stepmother makes sure her efforts don't pay off. See them in A Cinderella Story.
Kara "Starbuck" Thrace will beat you in cards, drink you under the table, then fly circles around you in her fighter plane. See them in Battlestar Galactica.
Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.
A singing nanny, Mary Poppins is practically perfect in every way. See them in Mary Poppins.
Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Christine Daae has been secretely taking lessons from a phantom musician. It sounded less creepy in her head. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.