Because you like William A. Rawls in The Wire
Chef is a swinging bachelor and former R&B singer with a leopard-skin upholstered couch and some great stories. See them in South Park.
Michaelangelo is an above-ground crime-fighter by night, and a pizza-eating, sewer-dwelling mutant ninja turtle by day. See them in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
A gifted detective, Rust Cohle is as dark and twisty as any murderer he chases. See them in True Detective Season 1.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
CIA operative Carrie Mathison is on a self-assigned mission to follow a lead, whether it be the truth or just her delusions playing tricks. See them in Homeland.
1986 is Eddie Munson’s year, at least until a mysterious force begins plaguing Hawkins yet again and he’s suspected of murder. See them in Stranger Things.
Angela Martin is uptight and puritanical, outside of the affair she's having with a co-worker. See them in The Office.
A neurotic people pleaser, Tom Wambsgans is both ambitious and spineless. See them in Succession.
Let's just say Sheldon Oberon is having an out-of-body experience like no other. See them in Jumanji.
A working class janitor with a world-class mind, Will Hunting is cocky, brash, and combative about his future. See them in Good Will Hunting.