Because you like Malcolm Wilkerson in Malcolm in the Middle
Lying is the most fun a girl like Alice can have without taking her clothes off. See them in Closer.
Rick Sanchez is a gruff, alcoholic mad scientist, with the emphasis on "mad." See them in Rick and Morty.
Good fashion? Check. Snarky quips? Check. Supernatural evil-fighting powers? Also check. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
A brilliant "extractor," Dom Cobb has spent the past few years running from the authorities and his inner demons. See them in Inception.
Ethical but anxious, Chidi Anagonye approaches life like a problem to be solved. See them in The Good Place.
The biggest lesson from this inspiring teacher? Carpe diem. See them in Dead Poets Society.
A girl who grew up on stories, Meggie Folchart is as loyal and intrepid as one of her fictional heroines. See them in Inkheart.
Raven Reyes may be a deliquent, but she's also the youngest zero-gravity mechanic who fixed a 130-year old escape pod to make it through the descent to Earth. See them in The 100.
Donna is boisterous and spunky traveller of the TARDIS, exploring worlds beyond the simple mundane enterprises of Earth. See them in Doctor Who.
Gregor Samsa is an ordinary man in an abnormal predicament. See them in The Metamorphosis.
Margaery Tyrell is one of the most adept and charming liars there is. See them in Game of Thrones.
Zoe Benson may seem like a shy girl-next-door, but she has the inner fortitude of a powerful witch leader. See them in American Horror Story.