Because you like The Count in Sesame Street

Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.

Christine Daae has been secretely taking lessons from a phantom musician. It sounded less creepy in her head. See them in The Phantom of the Opera.

Leone Montana is a fearless hitman with a surprisingly sensitive side. See them in Leon: The Professional.

Philip J. Fry accidentally cryogenically froze himself for a millennium. See them in Futurama.

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

Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.

A karate master/rocket scientist/squirrel, Sandy Cheeks is the only one who can clean up the other resident's messes in Bikini Bottom. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Charlie Bucket may be down-on-his-luck, but his spirits are always sky high. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Jeff Winger thinks he's too cool for school, which is a problem because he just enrolled in community college. See them in Community.

Andy Dwyer might not be completely literate, but he makes up for it in spirit. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Charismatic, sociopathic, and dramatic, Charlie Bronson wants nothing more than to be famous. See them in Bronson.

A life spent as "Number Two" is bound to give Diego Hargreeves an inferiority complex. See them in The Umbrella Academy.