Tim Doyle is an American television producer and television writer. His credits include Dinosaurs, Roseanne, Grace Under Fire, Ellen, Still Standing, The Big Bang Theory, Better Off Ted, Rules of Engagement and Last Man Standing. Doyle grew up in Glendale, California. He is married to fellow television writer Ellen Svaco, who has written for the animated series TaleSpin, Darkwing Duck and Bonkers. They have one child together. He is alumnus of USC School of Cinematic Arts. Doyle is notable as journeyman sitcom "show-runner," known for being hired to run troubled shows and help them accumulate enough episodes for syndication. Doyle is also widely credited with originating the term "bay leaf," a term of art in television comedy. A bay leaf is material written into a script with the explicit intention that it would be removed later -- either in subsequent drafts or in editing of the finished episode. Bay leaves are generally used to address unwanted network and studio notes.