PINY: Institute of New York (also known as PINY: Pinypon Institute of New York) is an English-language Spanish animated television series that premiered on Disney Channel in Spain on 18 September 2016. The series is created by Victor M. Lopez and Rubén Zarauza, and is based on the Pinypon toy franchise.
The series is about Michelle Fairchild, a student at the titular prestigious college in a bid to become a top fashion designer. She befriends the Indie Girls; Lilith and Tasha, as the trio have adventures in PINY.
Plot PINY: Institute of New York follows Michelle Fairchild, a humble 14-year-old designer who is interested in fashion and dreams of making it big in the "fashion world." One day she gets offered an interview from PINY for a fully funded position in their class. After making a rocky first impression on the headmistress, Madame Forbes, she still gets accepted in PINY. Once she gets there, she meets her roommates Tasha Robinson, a faithful self-confident singer, and Lilith Henderson, an elegant and charming scientist, who she eventually becomes friends with as they form the Indie Girls team. However, Michelle is also placed one room across from the room of Julia Cooper, the spoiled leader of the Beautiful People, and Dory and Rita, her loyal assistants. Julia plans on eliminating and humiliating Michelle and the Indie Girls.
Characters
Main characters
Michelle Fairchild Michelle is a kind, impulsive, and creative 14-year-old designer, and the new girl at PINY. She is a part of the Indie Girls team. Michelle is a girl of humble origins and possesses a great talent for design and fashion. She has always dreamed of being able to create her own brand of clothing and now she has become a PINY student. She is quite friendly and speaks for her human rights. Michelle Fairchild has two roommates, Tasha and Lilith, who are also her best friends in the school. They hang out together and support each other. Michelle points out where she has gone wrong. An example is shown in episode 20, "Hire Me". Michelle was part of a TV show hosted by Annie Summers, but she finally realized having the job was a big mistake as in Secret Non-Admirer she publishes a picture of Julia and did not own up to it because she was scared of losing her scholarship. Michelle also has a huge crush on Will, but then later Sam. Michelle is sweet and determined. She will stop at nothing once she has her mind set on something. She can be stubborn at times, though. For example, in episode 26, "Who is Michelle", she is mean to her best friends because the fact that she is adopted makes her not feel like herself anymore. But at the end of the episode, she manages to apologize to her friends. She is a very sweet person in the long run. She is also quite clumsy, especially around Julia.
Tasha
Tasha is a student with moderate vermilion hair and luminous vivid amber eyes.
Like the rest of the female main characters, Tasha is usually seen wearing two different outfits in the series.
Her most common outfit would be a luminous vivid amber dress with black and luminous vivid amber striped skirt underneath a green and white jacket. She wears very pale amber leggings. On her feet is a pair of luminous vivid amber mid-heel boots with deep amber heels, quarter, and laces. Her hair would be styled into an afro with bangs. On her head, she would wear a vivid spring green and pale, light grayish spring green colors headband with a pale amber wing decoration at each ends.
Her second outfit would be a light brilliant amber jacket underneath a pale amber blouse. She wears a moderate sea green skirt with white stripes and a dark amber belt. On her feet would be a pair of brilliant amber mid-heel boots with dark amber heels, welt, and laces, white toe cap, and moderate spring green tongue. The boots have a green with black and luminous vivid amber in the inside star on each sides. Her hair would be styled into dreadlocks with bangs. On her head, she would also wears the same vivid spring green and pale, light grayish spring green colors headband but with the star decoration at each ends instead of wings.
Recurring Madame Rania Forbes is the strict headmistress of PINY. Sam Ryan is Will's best friend. He has a crush on Michelle. Stella Marie is a Western cowgirl who the Indie Girls befriend in the episode "Locked In". James Fairchild is Michelle's father. His wife died when Michelle was little. Mr. Grasso is the Professor at PINY. Austin Zimmer is Lilith's cousin and a famous singer.
Episodes
Broadcast PINY: Institute of New York premiered on Disney Channel in Spain on 18 September 2016. The series also premiered on Pop in the United Kingdom and Ireland on 4 September 2017. The series premiered in Bangladesh on Duronto TV on 26 January 2025.
References
External links
on Pop