Because you like Rex in Airheads
Aldous Snow is a rock star who plays hard and parties harder. See them in Get Him to the Greek.
Philip J. Fry accidentally cryogenically froze himself for a millennium. See them in Futurama.
If the awesome Andie Walsh is from the wrong side of the tracks, we don't want to be right. See them in Pretty in Pink.
Andy Dwyer might not be completely literate, but he makes up for it in spirit. See them in Parks and Recreation.
A laid-back stoner, Ben Stone wasn't planning on life's ultimate responsibility. See them in Knocked Up.
Sally Albright is high maintenance who she thinks she's low maintenance. But she's still worth it. See them in When Harry Met Sally....
Reckless, vulgar, loud-mouthed: that's what makes Amethyst so awesome. See them in Steven Universe.
Just call Jeff Lebowski The Dude. Or His Dudeness, Duder, or El Duderino if you're not into that whole brevity thing. See them in The Big Lebowski.
A secret smoker, Margot Tenenbaum has plenty more secrets where that came from. See them in The Royal Tenenbaums.
The self-proclaimed "only guilty man in Shawshank prison" has wisdom to share, such as the best way to smuggle a Rita Hayworth poster into a Maine prison. See them in The Shawshank Redemption.
Cosmo Kramer is an eccentric schemer whom you might know better as the "Assman." See them in Seinfeld.