 The program attracted quite a number of big-name guests, some of whom stopped by to promote their latest record and many of whom simply stopped by for the chance to chat with Thaxton.Among those early guests were Fred Astaire, Jerry Lewis, Johnny Green and Dimitri Tiomkin.In 1961 "The Lloyd Thaxton Show" (sometimes known as "The Lloyd Thaxton Hop") debuted on KCOP as an hour-long presentation from 5 to 6 p.m.