Because you like Jim Levenstein in American Pie
From secret organizations to alien attacks, Kyon's life has been one weird, unexplainable thing happening after another. See them in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya.
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.
Philip J. Fry accidentally cryogenically froze himself for a millennium. See them in Futurama.
Relentlessly cheery Ned Flanders enjoys a nice piece of bread with water on the side for dipping See them in The Simpsons.
Jeff Winger thinks he's too cool for school, which is a problem because he just enrolled in community college. See them in Community.
Charlie Bucket may be down-on-his-luck, but his spirits are always sky high. See them in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Hoban Washburne shows you can be a hotshot space pilot *and* play with dinosaurs. See them in Firefly.
Charismatic, sociopathic, and dramatic, Charlie Bronson wants nothing more than to be famous. See them in Bronson.
Waylon Smithers would do anything for his boss, and would love to do a few things *to* him. See them in The Simpsons.
Intelligent Adele is soft spoken yet brimming with emotion. See them in Blue is the Warmest Color.
Maya Lambert is an obsessive intelligence officer with tunnel vision leading toward Osama bin Laden. See them in Zero Dark Thirty.