>>5709219I haven't heard too much about joint issues, but I know a lot of people have had problems with the doll's hair. I only bought Coronation Mal, Lonnie and Evie, and theirs is fine except Evie's is a bit frizzy. Hmm, the clothes don't feel plastic at all to me--unlike the Hasbro Disney Princess dolls--maybe they changed the material for the second run?