Because you like Emily Gilmore in Gilmore Girls

Emma Woodhouse knows what's best for everyone else. Just don't try to tell her what to do. See them in Emma.

Miss Peregrine exists to protect her wards, whether they like it or not. See them in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children .

Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.

Daphne Blake's unfailing enthusiasm keeps the team's morale up even as they're battling evil spirits and other ghouls. See them in Scooby-Doo.

A scary monster on the outside, James P. Sullivan is really a softie on the inside. See them in Monsters, Inc..

Simon Belmont is a vampire hunter bravely carrying on the family business. See them in Castlevania.

There's magic behind Tara Maclay's quiet façade. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

Louise Belcher might be just a kid, but she can manipulate just about anyone with a pulse. All in the name of fun, of course. See them in Bob's Burgers.

With a song always on her lips and her heart on her sleeve, Maria von Trapp is the governess every kid dreams of. See them in The Sound of Music.

A reclusive introvert, Liz Sherman has a temper that's literally lethal. See them in Hellboy.

Leonard Hofstadter is the normal one among his scientist friends, though in fairness that's a low bar. See them in The Big Bang Theory.