Because you like Bonnie Winterbottom in How to Get Away with Murder
Squidward Tentacles is a pretentious clarinet player in search of peace and quiet. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.
High school is Hell, so Allison Reynolds spends her time giving herself tattoos with ballpoint pens and shaking dandruff out of her hair. See them in The Breakfast Club.
Socialite-turned-runaway-turned-waitress, Rachel Green is the legendary story of riches to rags, trying to work her way up again with the help of her friends. See them in Friends.
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.
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.
Cynicism is his armor and words are his weapons, but what Tyrion Lannister would really like is some nice wine. See them in Game of Thrones.
It doesn't matter how noble or brave he is. Jon Snow is a bastard, and people don't let him forget it. See them in Game of Thrones.
This is not a democracy. According to Torrance Shipman, it's a "cheerocracy." See them in Bring It On.
Causing mayhem practically since birth, rambunctious Fred Weasley plays pranks on his siblings and avoids school at all costs. See them in Harry Potter Series.
Susie Salmon has a big heart, even though it's not beating anymore. See them in The Lovely Bones.
Django was once a slave. Now that he has a taste of freedom, he understandably wants a full meal. See them in Django Unchained.