 Billy Crystal did not want to host this show and refused many offers  from producer Gil Cates to change his mind. After refusing the third  time, Cates sent Crystal a stuffed horses head made up to look like  the horse he rode in City Slickers (1991). Crystal changed his mind  but after the show there were so many bad reviews about his  performance (many critics wrote that "The Year of the Woman" should  have been hosted by one) that it would be another three years before  he would host again.