Because you like Lindsay Weir in Freaks and Geeks

Others see him as the town nutcase, but Flint Lockwood knows his inventions will change the world someday. See them in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Matilda Wormwood is so smart, she taught herself how to be psychic. See them in Matilda.

Jeff Winger thinks he's too cool for school, which is a problem because he just enrolled in community college. See them in Community.

You'll never get Alaska Young. And that's the whole point. See them in Looking for Alaska.

While Cassie Ainsworth's head is always in the clouds, her heart is always in the right place. See them in Skins.

Catherine Linton was once spontaneous and rowdy but ever since marrying the wealthy Edgar, she has morphed into a boiling pot of emotional outbursts. See them in Wuthering Heights.

Alfredo Linguini can whip up five star meals effortlessly. Just don't look under his hat. See them in Ratatouille.

The self-described "ghost with the most" knows the ins-and-outs of specter life like no other. Just ask him. See them in Beetlejuice.

Whether it's a fire or a pit of lions, there's almost no predicament that Violet Baudelaire can't get her and her siblings out of. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.

Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.

Neil Perry is a brilliant student with an artist's soul. And he's desperate to unleash it. See them in Dead Poets Society.

Lux Lisbon's flirtatious manner attracts a lot of male attention. She relishes the power that her sexuality grants her. See them in The Virgin Suicides.