Top 8 Fictional Princetonians

Hi guys. So... I'm gonna go to Princeton for grad school. As per usual, I will celebrate with fictions.

8. Joe Cable (South Pacific)

How I am like him: My mom used to sing You’ve Got to Be Taught to me! (Because my mom decided I should learn about racism/musical theater at an early age.)

How I am not like him: I did not die in World War Two…

7. Osborne Cox (Burn After Reading)

How I am like him: I, too, am deadly with an axe!

How I am not like him: I have never been blackmailed by gym employees…

6. Carlton Banks (The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air)

How I am like him: I have a deeply abiding love of argyle!

How I am not like him: I am white…

5. Bruce Wayne (Batman Begins)

How I am like him: I can do that fall-straight-to-the-ground-and-do-push-ups thing!

How I am not like him: Ugh, as much as this sucks to admit, I am not Batman…

4. Amory Blaine (This Side of Paradise)

How I am like him: I sometimes feel defined by the women in my life!

How I am not like him: Amory’s last words are, “I know myself and that is all”—I totes know more than that! I think…

3. Doogie Howser (Doogie Howser, MD)

How I am like him: At the end of the day, I like to write my thoughts on a computer!

How I am not like him: I don’t have an Italian-stereotype of a friend who enters my house through the window—or an MD… 

2. Jack Donaghy (30 Rock)

How I am like him: I am a lion and I take what’s mine!

How I am not like him: Tonight, I ate dinner that came out of a microwaveable plastic bag…

1. Sam Seaborn (The West Wing)

How I am like him: According to the Facebook quiz I took tonight, we’re both “quick thinking, young intelligent and hot-headed, but maybe with a bit more to learn… a team player, [we] get along with everyone… [we also] have political ambitions that reach beyond [speechwriting and/or neuroscience] though.” Nice!

How I am not like him: Actually, nothing comes to mind!