Because you like Bert in Sesame Street

Boomerang is equally skilled at tossing boomerangs and tossing back beers. See them in DC Extended Universe.

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

Shawn Hunter may be a bit of a rebellious bad boy, but he has a heart that's pure gold. See them in Boy Meets World.

Despite this being Robin Buckley's first rodeo with the strange things that go down in Hawkins, she is quick to adapt and proves herself to be a loyal friend. See them in Stranger Things.

Frances Ha is a free spirit feeling old at 27. See them in Frances Ha.

Aladdin is a street-thief who is on his way up. Way, way up! See them in Aladdin.

On the outside, Gwen seems meek and calm. But she has an inner core of steel. See them in Merlin.

Peter Pevensie shows as much courage as a child king as he did under The Blitz of London. See them in The Chronicles of Narnia.

Victor Frankenstein can create life, so he's pretty awesome if he says so himself. See them in Frankenstein.

A free-spirited girl, Kim doesn't judge by appearances. See them in Edward Scissorhands.

Dorothy Gale is a down-home Kansas girl in a bizarre fantasy land with beautiful red shoes. See them in The Wizard of Oz.

Izzie Stevens is a model-turned-med student who can do it all, even if people underestimate her. See them in Grey's Anatomy.