Appearance: Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)
Creator: John Hughes
Performer: Matthew Broderick
Defining moment: Parading through Chicago lip-syncing Danke Schoen while the crowd goes wild. Ever noticed that Ferris is a faker?
Fascinating fact: The ill-starred TV adaptation featured Diagnosis: Murder star Charlie Schlatter taking a chainsaw to a cardboard cutout of Matthew Broderick. It was cancelled after 13 episodes.