Because you like Mitchell Pritchett in Modern Family

In the simplest terms, in the most convenient definitions, people consider Brian a nerd. But he's more than that. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Lane Kim is the drummer for Hep Alien, but don't let her mom know. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Lily Aldrin is a flaky but supportive kindergarten teacher and painter. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

Marshall Eriksen is a lawyer in love who is enjoying life. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

A whip-smart NYU professor who is a master of her classroom but less confident in her love life, Rachel Chu comes into her own on a trip to Singapore. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.

When he’s not working at the banana stand or awkwardly hitting on his cousin, George Michael tries his best to appease his father. See them in Arrested Development.

Ted Mosby is a hopelessly romantic architect in search of someone to be the mother of his children. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

A daughter of a pair of superheroes, Hope van Dyne is scientist is brilliant and fearsome. See them in Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.

Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.

Amy Santiago likes following the rules a little too much. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.

Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.