Because you like Schmidt in New Girl

Chris Miles has run out of cash, luck, and drugs. See them in Skins.

Milhouse Van Houten is happy to be second banana. See them in The Simpsons.

Veronica Mars is a sarcastic private eye whose biggest mission is surviving high school. See them in Veronica Mars.

Whether it's getting a deal or finishing a homework assignment, Jessica Huang demands nothing less than the best from those around her. See them in Fresh off the Boat.

Carrie Bradshaw is a sex columnist addicted to expensive shoes, Cosmopolitan martinis, and unavailable men. See them in Sex and the City.

Illiterate and oblivious, Crash Bandicoot is still a hero. See them in Crash Bandicoot.

Phoebe Halliwell is a bestselling author and martial arts master with power of premonitions. See them in Charmed.

Robbie Turner has been accused of a crime he never committed, changing the course of his life forever. See them in Atonement.

As the hero of time, Link is reborn throughout history, always with the purpose of fighting and defeating the evil Ganon. See them in The Legend of Zelda.

Jackie Brown is not your everyday flight attendant. See them in Jackie Brown.

Greg Lestrade is gruff, loyal, and quietly competent. See them in Sherlock.

Vanellope von Schweetz is princess of the Sugar Rush game who could care less about being royal. See them in Wreck it Ralph.