What did casuals (kids and adults) think of Episode 100?

[immblueversion 331]

For about as long as I've known what the 100th episode of MLP would be about, I knew that it was made specifically for the bronies who helped make the background characters their own. I also knew that the show's actual target audience probably wouldn't be nearly as involved as them, so I'd imagine that having an episode suddenly switch focus would be pretty weird. The same goes for the casual adult fans who've gone nowhere near Derpy and the like. However, I've read accounts of kids laughing their heads off and loving every minute of the episode. So I'm curious, if you're a casual viewer who saw this episode, or if you've watched it with them or read other accounts, what did you/they think about it?

[Sectus 246]

I've heard the accounts of some friends who are unaware of bronies, and they see the change as mostly random. They don't seem to understand what prompted the sudden introduction of so many new characters and wonder how they will play into the series later.

[superdogz1999 551]

I would ask myself "Hey! What happened to the charaters in this children's animation programme that is based off a toy brand." Also I will say "What the heck is that pony who is playing a cello!"

[Justin_Case001 4,910]

Well, I certainly hope the kids liked it.  Y'know, in many ways, this was kind of like "22 Short Films About Ponyville."

[Steve Piranha 29,481]

I expect them to be confused for the sudden and random that the episode might've felt for them 

[The Awesome One 1,315]

I'd like to bump this and say that most of the kids would probably recognize all the ponies because they've seen them in the background but they would probably be confused as to why the Mane 6 are not the focus of the show