Because you like Fielding Mellish in Bananas

Leslie Knope can accomplish anything, literally anything, with a little grit and help from her office. See them in Parks and Recreation.

Due to his eagerness to hang with his kids and general goofiness, Phil Dunphy comes across as the fourth child of his family. See them in Modern Family.

High school is Hell, so Allison Reynolds spends her time giving herself tattoos with ballpoint pens and shaking dandruff out of her hair. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Gollum is slimy and seething with hatred, the last person you would want to meet in a dark cave. See them in The Lord of the Rings.

Jonathan Byers is a kindhearted outcast who tends to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. See them in Stranger Things.

Whether it's randomly bursting into song or writing Nancy Drew fan-fiction, Jess proudly marches to the beat of her own drum. See them in New Girl.

Although Penny's friends have genius-level IQs, they regularly come to her for advice and insight. See them in The Big Bang Theory.

A fourth grader without a moral compass, Eric Cartman lives on KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and Cheesy Poofs. See them in South Park.

John Bender's interests include marijuana, fighting, and breaking the rules. See them in The Breakfast Club.

Unaware of the fact that he's a toy and made of plastic, Buzz Lightyear is a spaceman on a mission fully of snappy catch phrases. See them in Toy Story.

A level-headed show business icon despite his amphibian status, Kermit is the brains behind the success of the Muppets. See them in The Muppet Movie.