Because you like Mark Darcy in Bridget Jones's Diary
Michael Moscovitz is a high school student of few words but a lot of heart. See them in The Princess Diaries.
Santana Lopez is a cutthroat cheerleader who's not afraid to speak, or sing, her mind. See them in Glee.
Buddy Pine is an unhinged superfan of superheroes using technology to take down his idols. See them in The Incredibles.
Louis de Pointe du Lac is wanting to find a way of living that doesn't make him miserable. See them in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles.
Troy Bolton is a triple threat: singing, dancing, and basketball. See them in High School Musical.
Amber Holt is perpetually caught between forging her own path and stumbling around in the dark. See them in Parenthood.
The brilliant Mona Vanderwaal is proof that undergoing an "extreme makeover" isn't always a good thing. See them in Pretty Little Liars.
Danny Zuko's car is auto-matic. Its system-matic. Its hyyyyydro-matic. Why, its greased lightning! See them in Grease.
Rupert Giles is a librarian on the outside, fearless evil-fighter on the inside. See them in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Turanga Leela is the daughter of two mutants who live in the sewers below New York City. See them in Futurama.