Because you like Adam Goldberg in The Goldbergs
Topanga Lawrence has been a put-together intellectual since basically the moment she could talk. See them in Boy Meets World.
Kathy is a natural caretaker who strives to find hope in even the darkest of times. See them in Never Let Me Go.
Don't tell anyone Kate Austen was under arrest when the plane crashed. See them in Lost.
If Eleanor Shellstrop's true identity is revealed, she'll be sent to The Bad Place. See them in The Good Place.
Part archaeologist, part philosopher, part politician, Jean-Luc Picard is an unashamed intellectual who runs a tight ship. See them in Star Trek: The Next Generation.
A compassionate medical student, Martha Jones has found a Doctor she can really look up to. See them in Doctor Who.
Brandon Teena is an adventurous young man with the courage to be himself. See them in Boys Don't Cry.
Max Fischer is the President of every club who's fighting to save Latin at his school and kiss his teacher. See them in Rushmore.
Cady Heron is the new girl in town who's also new to the world of high school, period. See them in Mean Girls.
Wanting more out of life, Pam Beesly has a job she isn't crazy about and is engaged to a guy she's not sure is "The One." See them in The Office.
Sweet, reserved, and intellectual, Cordelia Foxx would do anything for her students. See them in American Horror Story.
Eliot Waugh is the unspoken leader of his group of friends at a school for magic. See them in The Magicians.