Because you like Wolfgang Bogdanow in Sense8
Rose Tyler may have not done too well in school, but she's certainly holding her own in space. See them in Doctor Who.
Andy Bernard is a preppy Cornell grad who's very likely to break into an acapella performance. See them in The Office.
Cisco Ramon is a proud, enthusiastic member of a superhero support team. See them in DC Extended Universe.
Breaking bones and hearts, Callie Torres has figured out how to put the bones back together. But the hearts? Not so much. See them in Grey's Anatomy.
People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.
Marge Simpson is a mostly happy housewife and subscriber to Sponge and Vacuum Magazine. See them in The Simpsons.
A no-nonsense pro, Agent K has dedicated his whole life to his job. See them in Men in Black.
Sometimes being a supportive girlfriend like Ophelia doesn't work out too well. See them in Hamlet.
Donkey is proof that if you're annoying enough you can change the world; he's the reason that his friend Shrek does, well, anything. See them in Shrek.
King Schultz is about as color-blind as a man of his era can be. See them in Django Unchained.
Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.
If the benchmark is extraordinary, what do you do if you're not like Vanya Hargreeves? See them in The Umbrella Academy.