They are here -- the next generation of mop tops!

In the early 1960s, boys embraced longer, shaggier hair all in the spirit of The Beatles and all the beatnix that came with them.

Today our kids are taking their cues from the teen stars of live-action shows on TV channels like Disney, Nickelodeon and the like.

We're certainly seeing trends moving toward the moppish look. Sometimes you can hear it called the blowout.

It all started here on the West Coast with it's influential Los Angeles and Hollywood and seems to be making its way east.

The look embraces several age groups, even high school and the early 20s. The influence is from Disney Channel on up through the music industry as well as movie stars.

In 1993 the hair icons were Michael Jordan, with his shaved head, and the wacky Dennis Rodman, often with his tight blond curls.

Before that, it was the flat top that Brian Bosworth wore what boys wanted.

Currently there is no one who is a frontrunner to be the icon and that has left room for high school and college athletes to make an impression on younger boys -- and many of them wear their hair in a longer, shaggy, fringy style.

Swimmers, snowboarders and skateboarders are often associated with this style.

After Disney and Nickelodeon have tapped into children's interest in extreme sports, their young stars started to have that look.

It looks like they just got out of the pool and shook their heads. It's all very much `done' but they want it to look accidental."

Boys are not likely to walk into a hair salon with a photograph of how they want their hair, unlike girls. But it could be that a boy drops the hint that they want the look of stars of "The Suite Life With Zack and Cody" (Disney) or "The Naked Brothers Band" (Nickelodeon). Therefore a salon needs to know what these new stars look like.

One half of the "Naked Brothers" duo - Alex Wolff - admits that the look just evolved over time for him and his brother Nat. "I just grow it, and I never take care of my hair. I just don't like to get it cut." adds the 9-year-old in his nonchalant way. "Besides, girls like it long - and it's good for a rock 'n' roll career."

The boys' mother confirms that she has never seen them brush their hair.

Unlike to the time of The Beatles, where young men had to fight for their right to wear the mushroom do, parents today generally agree with these tween stars as role models and trend-setters because their TV shows are age-appropriate and deal with issues that everyone in the family can relate to.

Up through kindergarten, mothers are the decision makers for their sons' appearance. Starting at first grade, boys are paying attention to what other kids consider cool.

It is around the fifth or sixth grade that boys embrace styles they assume girls like, and girls of that age like characters like the brothers Dylan and Cole Sprouse on "Zack and Cody," the Wolff brothers, and Zac Efron and Corbin Bleu from "High School Musical."

Did you notice that not one of them has short hair?

So the shaggy look is here and all salons specializing in this area will have to keep up-to-data with the latest trend that teen starts of Disney and Nick develop.