>>47724547Close.
I remember reading an article a long time ago, back when Pokemon was first coming to the states. It was a Japanese interview translated and in it they were interviewing the creators of the original 151 and asked them what their inspirations were for some of them. One of the creators said the inspiration for Snorlax was what he thought of as the "Stereotypical American". I believe it was along the lines of, "They have no work ethic. All they do is eat and sleep all day."
Maybe I was dreaming and it's just a figment of my imagination but I SWEAR I read that somewhere...