Because you like Jeeves in Jeeves and Wooster
Peter Venkman's "research" projects are designed to get undergraduate students to sleep with him. Though it turns out he can bust ghosts. See them in Ghostbusters.
A few millennia in the mortal realm have caused DEATH to be quite enamored of life. See them in Discworld.
Jack's big imagination is never limited by his incredibly cramped surroundings. See them in Room.
Alex Russo desperately wants to keep her magic – after all, things are so much easier when you can just wave a wand. See them in Wizards of Waverly Place.
The witty Aku would be an ideal dinner guest, if he weren't a demon. See them in Samurai Jack.
Despite the dissolution of his state, Prussia hangs on – mooching off his younger brother Germany and reading comics. See them in Axis Powers Hetalia.
Red doesn't like to explain herself. She wants her work to do the talking. See them in Transistor.
Tail's smarts and helpful nature come in handy in a pinch. See them in Sonic the Hedgehog.
Playing his cards close to his vest, J. Daniel Atlas believes the closer you look, the less you see. See them in Now You See Me.
This lab mouse has one thing on his huge brain: trying to take over the world on a nightly basis. See them in Pinky and the Brain.
Relentlessly cheerful and optimistic, Erin Hannon is an office receptionist. See them in The Office.