Because you like Principal Skinner in The Simpsons
The only thing standing between Rocky Balboa and glory is the person facing him in the boxing ring. See them in Rocky Series.
Greg Heffley will be famous someday, but now he's stuck in class with morons. See them in Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
Call her. Beep her. If anyone's in trouble, Kim Possible is there. See them in Kim Possible.
Oliver Tate is extremely articulate but hopelessly awkward. That's not a recipe for teenage happiness. See them in Submarine.
Adults call him troubled and kids call him crazy, but Donnie Darko is too busy following the instructions of a giant bunny rabbit to care. See them in Donnie Darko.
In charge of stocking the office's supply of cigarettes and liquor, Joan Holloway could run the whole company if they would let her. See them in Mad Men.
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.
Marshall Eriksen is a lawyer in love who is enjoying life. See them in How I Met Your Mother.
A Vietnam vet, Travis Bickle spends his days driving his taxi and watching porn flicks. See them in Taxi Driver.
A fight every now and then makes Dante's life a little more interesting. See them in Devil May Cry.