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Bette Davis, Mickey Rooney and The Who appeared on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour on 17 September 1967. The Who performance can be seen (uncut) on You Tube, There is no recording of Bette Davis backstage at the moment of the explosion, but I would have grabbed anyone nearby and run.

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