Same here. Back in junior high, one of my buds was a big Elton John fan, and had all the early albums. For whatever reason, "Tiny Dancer" isn't on Greatest Hits and since I'd never heard it on the radio, I never even realized it was a hit. Now it's on the Classic Rock stations all the time, but I missed it the first time around. That's okay; it's a nice song, but not exactly a favorite.
And yeah, what's up with the Tony Danza thing? It's like he goes to say "Tiny Dancer" but his mouth goes into convulsions or something.