Because you like Stimpson "Stimpy" J. Cat in The Ren & Stimpy Show

Brian Griffin is the most scholarly member of the family—when he's not drunk on martinis. See them in Family Guy.

Marshall Eriksen is a lawyer in love who is enjoying life. See them in How I Met Your Mother.

C is for cookie, and that's more than good enough for him. See them in Sesame Street.

After surviving a CIA mission that was supposed to kill him, ex-military man John Reese bets it all on a chance to redeem himself. See them in Person of Interest.

Samwell Tarly is a scholar, not a fighter. But that's not good for an aspiring member of the Night's Watch. See them in Game of Thrones.

An off-beat dork, John Egbert is funny, inventive, and endlessly optimistic. See them in Homestuck.

Most of the world has been wiped out from The Beast. And when The Beast comes, Cole MacGrath will be ready. See them in inFAMOUS.

Raj Koothrappali is an astrophysicist who sees stars when he feebly tries to chat up women. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

Anger is a cantankerous hothead whose job is to get others riled up. See them in Inside Out.

Alfredo Linguini can whip up five star meals effortlessly. Just don't look under his hat. See them in Ratatouille.

The Ice King is lonely and looking for a princess to sweep him off his feet. See them in Adventure Time.