Because you like Willow Rosenberg in Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Bella Swan thinks of it as her job to help her parents and protect her friends, even though it often ends up the other way around. See them in Twilight.
Joe West is overprotective and secretive when his children are involved. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Free-spirited Annie Hall goes through life saying "La-di-da, la-di-da, la la." See them in Annie Hall.
Linda Belcher doesn't prescribe to what society deems as "normal." She narrates her life through song, much to the alarm of everyone nearby. See them in Bob's Burgers.
Sophia Burset will teach you how to navigate the prison world and maybe how to make cute shower shoes from commissary items too. See them in Orange Is The New Black.
Combining an innocent face with an insatiable bloodlust, Eli recruits friends to join the vampire way of life. See them in Let the Right One In.
Claire Standish is a popular, perfect princess who's deeper than she seems. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Darcy Lewis is a razor-sharp scientist studying things that science can't explain. See them in Thor.
With a brilliant mind, an insane level of confidence, and a penchant for drunken dancing, Cristina Yang is a force to be reckoned with. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.
Kumar Patel is always high, always hungry for sliders. See them in Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle.
Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.