Because you like Sookie Stackhouse in True Blood

It's certainly easier to get great footage of crimes when you can guarantee they'll happen. See them in Nightcrawler.

A karate master/rocket scientist/squirrel, Sandy Cheeks is the only one who can clean up the other resident's messes in Bikini Bottom. See them in SpongeBob SquarePants.

Tiana lives by a simple motto: "Fairy tales can come true. But you gotta make them happen, it all depends on you." See them in The Princess and the Frog.

Hiccup Haddock III may be the only Viking nerd in recorded history. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

Larger than life and wealthy beyond measure, Willy Wonka is more than a titan in the sweets industry; he is an arbiter of taste. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Edward Kenway can be reckless and greedy, but he's learning that his ancient ancestry carries a noble burden. See them in Assassin's Creed Series.

People make more sense to the hyper-logical Temperance Brennan after they're dead. See them in Bones.

The "runt" of his biker gang, Tetsuo Shima grapples with a perpetual inferiority complex. See them in Akira.

A laid-back wanderer, Ginko has an empathetic, open-minded worldview. See them in Mushishi.

Viking Astrid Hofferson has it all: brains, brawn, and some killer braids. See them in How to Train Your Dragon.

Driven by obsession and anxiety, Monk bravely overcomes, or at least battles, his fears to help the world. See them in Monk.

Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.