In 1993, the company Flying Rhinoceros was formed. Ray Nelson, Mike McLane, Douglas Kelly and Jeff Nuss dreamed of building an organization that created educational content for children. The content had to be exciting, funny and entertaining in addition to being educational. Over the years, Flying Rhino created books, web sites, television shows, animated movies and apps. The company was in business for almost 25 years and during that time so many amazing people used their creative skills to create incredible educational entertainment content.

Flying Rhino was one of the first companies in the world to stream animation over the internet. The company posted numerous educational cartoons starting in 1995 using Flash as an animation software.. (See the BoomToon section of this website to watch a few of these cartoons.) Flying Rhino was also one of the first companies in the world to create and provide educational content matched to state standards online. The company created a robust online experience in the Fraboom Online Children’s Museum and also produced the ElfLive experience where children could login and speak with a LIVE North Pole Elf.

Flying Rhino served some of America’s most trusted brands over the years helping to create campaigns that communicated complex messages to families and children. The client list includes organizations like the United States Olympic Committee, Kraft Foods, Orkin Pest Control and Blue Cross Blue Shield.