Because you like Amy Pond in Doctor Who

Due to his eagerness to hang with his kids and general goofiness, Phil Dunphy comes across as the fourth child of his family. See them in Modern Family.

Cosmo Kramer is an eccentric schemer whom you might know better as the "Assman." See them in Seinfeld.

If Lisbeth Salander can hurt a bastard who deserves it by digging up stuff about him, she feels good. See them in The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.

A free-spirited artist, Marjane Satrapi is living under the shadow of an oppressive society. See them in Persepolis.

Impassive, overly literal, and a little short on people skills, Angel dedicates her life to enforcing the rules. See them in Angel Beats!.

Mitchell Pritchett prefers to have a place for everything and everything in its place. See them in Modern Family.

Intelligent and compassionate, Hazel Lancaster would rather face things, even bad things, than sugarcoat the truth. See them in The Fault in Our Stars.

This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.

Driven, resentful, and ruthless, Mello is an emotional powder keg. It's only a matter of time before he explodes. See them in Death Note.

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

Joel is a hardened, jaded survivor who keeps finding things to fight for. See them in The Last of Us.

Andrew Glouberman is trying to make it through puberty with his sanity intact. See them in Big Mouth.