Gulf Playhouse Season 2 Episode 1 Comeback ( Air Date 1953-07-24 ) Genre Drama category. Overview "Gulf Playhouse is an NBC anthology series that aired on Friday nights. It was a live show that was seen through the "eye" of the camera. The actors in each episode would talk to the camera as if it were a person. The show's sponsor was Gulf Oil, and it was produced and directed by Frank Telford.".