Because you like The Count in Sesame Street

Gordie Lachance never had any friends later on like the ones he had when I was twelve. See them in Stand By Me.

Paris Geller is a newspaper editor, class president, and headed for Harvard. See them in Gilmore Girls.

Irene Adler has to use both her brains and her body to survive. Luckily, she's usually the most brilliant person in the room. See them in Sherlock.

Howard Wolowitz is an engineer whose serious mommy issues somehow haven't dimmed his confidence. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Mac is a karate-chopping, beer-chugging schemer. See them in It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia .

An undercover DEA agent, Max Payne is too focused on avenging the past to plan for the future. See them in Max Payne.

This barber doesn't cut hair. Sweeney Todd sends his clients down a chute to be baked into his partner-in-crime's pies. See them in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.

Frederick Frankenstein is an eccentric (O.K., maybe a little insane) professor who is excited to be delving into his family's past. See them in Young Frankenstein.

Kind and friendly, Rinoa Heartilly is nonetheless an effective freedom fighter. See them in Final Fantasy Series.

Jin Kazama is a fearsome warrior torn between the darkness and the light. See them in Tekken .

David Rossi may chase serial killers for a living, but he's more interested in what wine pairs well with tonight's parmigiana. See them in Criminal Minds.

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.