Because you like Samantha Jones in Sex and the City
Gina Linetti views herself as a sort of life coach/influencer to the rest of the office. She's not so keen on the "work" aspect of her job. See them in Brooklyn Nine-Nine.
Burton Guster is a level-headed investigator with a "Super Sniffer" nose. See them in Psych.
Often on the verge of a nervous breakdown, Annie Edison nevertheless manages to be the brain of the Greendale study group. See them in Community.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
This lab mouse has one thing on his huge brain: trying to take over the world on a nightly basis. See them in Pinky and the Brain.
Count Olaf is a traveling actor, except he can't act and his homicidal tendencies make finding work pretty difficult. See them in Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events.
Danny Zuko's car is auto-matic. Its system-matic. Its hyyyyydro-matic. Why, its greased lightning! See them in Grease.
A powerful priestess, Melisandre is shrouded in mystery and lots of red. See them in Game of Thrones.
Anastasia Steele's new boyfriend Christian might as well come with a warning label that reads "Beware: Severe Issues That Might Warrant a Trip to Dr. Phil." See them in Fifty Shades of Grey.
Goh Peik Lin is funny, unfiltered, and a fiercely supportive friend. See them in Crazy Rich Asians.
Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.
Anger is a cantankerous hothead whose job is to get others riled up. See them in Inside Out.