Because you like Lucy Ricardo in I Love Lucy
James Gordon happens to be the one guy in Gotham City with proper morals who doesn't also run around in a cape. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Captain Spock is on a five-year mission exploring the final frontier and boldly going where no man has gone before. See them in Star Trek.
When it comes to dancing and life, nobody puts Frances Houseman in the corner. See them in Dirty Dancing.
Kesuke Miyagi is a karate expert who thinks the best way a scrawny high schooler can learn how to defend himself is by washing every surface in sight. See them in The Karate Kid.
Leslie Knope can accomplish anything, literally anything, with a little grit and help from her office. See them in Parks and Recreation.
More of a sex symbol than a crime-stopper, the original Silk Spectre has now become the ultimate superhero stage mom. See them in Watchmen.
As the White House Press Secretary, C. J. Cregg is a master of verbal karate and the best damn basketball player in Ohio Valley history. See them in The West Wing.
Kim Kelly is a high school bully who's normally in a bad mood. But there's a softer side to her. See them in Freaks and Geeks.
A singing nanny, Mary Poppins is practically perfect in every way. See them in Mary Poppins.
Jim Stark is a teen torn apart by what the world asks of him. See them in Rebel Without A Cause.
Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.
Sydney Bristow is a kick-ass double agent on a mission for revenge. See them in Alias.